Telehealth Sleeping Sound ASD: A pilot study evaluating the telehealth delivery of a brief behavioural sleep intervention for autistic children.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Sleep problems; Mental Health - Autistic spectrum disorders; Public Health - Other public health

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620001276943
• Lead Sponsor: Monash University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-11-26
• Study Completion: 2023-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 15 January 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 61

Inclusion Criteria

Eligibility requirements for child:
•Multidisciplinary diagnosis of DSM-IV Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder or DSM-5 ASD, as indicated by paediatrician or a confirmed diagnosis as cited in a clinical report AND
•Aged 5-12 years AND
•A score above the clinical cut off (11 or more) on the Social Communication Questionnaire Lifetime form (10 minutes completion time) AND
•Having a moderate or severe sleep problem by parent report and need to meet criteria for at least one of the following behavioural sleep problems as defined by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine diagnostic criteria: chronic insomnia (due to problems of sleep onset association, limit setting, prolonged night time waking, primary insomnia, early waking, or anxiety) or delayed sleep phase disorder AND
•Child has not been diagnosed with an intellectual disability on parent report
•Living in Australia
Participants currently taking melatonin as well as any other medications (SSRI’s etc.) will be included in the trial, if they continue to meet the above eligibility criteria. Information regarding medication will be collected as part of the parent survey.

Parent/caregiver eligibility requirements:
•Parent/caregiver of child who meets child eligibility requirements AND
•Living in Victoria, Australia AND
•Have sufficient English proficiency to provide informed consent and answer online questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be excluded if they have any comorbid medical (e.g., tuberous sclerosis, nocturnal seizures, blindness), neuropsychiatric (e.g., Tourette’s) or genetic (e.g., Fragile X disorder) conditions associated with intellectual disability or disturbing regular sleep patterns.
Children with suspected obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) will be identified using 3 OSA items from the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire. If a parent endorses snoring usually or sometimes and one of the other two items of the OSA screening questions as usually or sometimes), that child will be referred to a paediatric fellow for a follow up assessment sleep apnoea. If the child is determined to have sleep apnoea from this assessment, they will be excluded from the research study and referred to their paediatrician for treatment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified