A Randomised Controlled Trial of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia in Children on the Autism Spectrum

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Autism; Insomnia; Mental Health - Autistic spectrum disorders; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621001194853
• Lead Sponsor: Flinders University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-09-06
• Last Update Posted: 13 September 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnoses of autism and insomnia. The inclusion criteria for families is that one parent/care-giver has basic written and spoken English

Exclusion Criteria

Intellectual disability for the child. If the parent of care-giver does not have spoken and written English proficiency to the level that they are able to complete study measures and support the child during therapy sessions.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Average sleep onset latency, calculated from the sleep diary[Baseline, post-intervention, one-month follow-up. All post-intervention outcomes will be administered immediately after the participant completes the final intervention activity];Average sleep duration, calculated from the sleep diary[Baseline, post-intervention, one-month follow up. Post-intervention occurs immediately after the participant completes the final intervention activity.];Average wake after sleep onset, calculated from the sleep diary[Baseline, post-intervention, one-month follow up. Post-intervention occurs immediately after the participant completes the final intervention activity.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
SCARED- Child Report assesses self-reported anxiety of the child[Pre- and post-intervention (immediately after the participant completes the final intervention activity)];SCARED - Parent-report assesses the anxiety of the child using parent-report[Pre- and post-intervention (immediately after the participant completes the final intervention activity)];DASS-21 Parent report assesses the level of psychological distress in the primary caregiver[Pre- and post-intervention (immediately after the participant completes the final intervention activity)];Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire is a child self-report of depressed mood[Pre- and post-intervention (immediately after the participant completes the final intervention activity)];Paediatric Daytime Sleepiness Scale is a child=reported measure of daytime sleepiness[Pre- and post-intervention (immediately after the participant completes the final intervention activity)]