Early Positive Approaches to Support (E-PAtS) for families of young children with intellectual disability: a randomised controlled trial

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Intellectual disability; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11192967
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Kent

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-08-10
• Last Update Posted: 29 January 2024
• Study Completion: 2026-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 594

Inclusion Criteria

First parent/caregiver:
1. With at least one child with an ID aged 18 months to 6 years
2. The identified child with ID meets the following:
3.1. Has a diagnosis or in process of exploring a diagnosis or presentation related to intellectual and/or developmental disability – including but not restricted to Learning Disability, Global Developmental Delay, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Delay or Special Educational Needs
AND
3.2. Has a standard composite score on the Domain-level version of the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales III Domain Version of <80
4. Available to attend the E-PAtS intervention
5. =18 years old
6. Has sufficient level of English language enabling (verbal) completion of outcome measures
7. Able to provide informed consent

Second parent/caregiver:
1. =18 years old
2. Have sufficient level of English language enabling (verbal) completion of outcome measures
3. Has at least weekly contact with the identified child with ID
4. Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

First parent/caregiver:
1. The identified child with ID is in a 24hr residential placement
2. The identified child with ID is in a foster placement due to end before the 12-month post-randomisation follow-up data collection point
3. Parent/caregiver enrolled at baseline in a group or individually-delivered parenting programme outside of the study
4. Parent/caregiver enrolled in a programme of personal psychological therapeutic support at baseline
5. Parent/caregiver in the family has already participated in an E-PAtS group
6. There are current child protection concerns relating to the identified child with ID that have been identified by professionals/services and indicated to programme facilitators or their host organisation at the point of recruitment
7. The family are recognised to be in a state of current crisis and unable to cope/a score of 8-10 on the 10-point Brief Family Distress Scale

Second parent/caregiver:
1. Enrolled at baseline in a group or individually delivered parenting programme outside of the study
2. Enrolled in a programme of personal psychological therapeutic support at baseline
3. Has already participated in an E-PAtS group

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified