SCOPE for improvement of direct care in early childhood: A Social COmmunication Programme supported by E-health for early identification and intervention of social communication problems possibly associated with autism in primary care

Recruiting

Conditions: Autism
Autism spectrum disorder
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Registration Number: NL-OMON46538

Lead Sponsor: Karakter, Expertisecentrum voor kinder- en jeugdpsychiatrie

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 98

Inclusion Criteria

A screen positive result (*3) on the Communication and Social development Signals (CoSoS) ), or children with a screen negative result (<3) but about whom serious concerns exist regarding the social-communicative development and/or play possibly associated with ASD, according to parents and/or professionals at the WBC*s.
Age between 12-30 months.
At least one of the parents is able to understand and speak the Dutch or English language

Exclusion Criteria

Family problems that limit the possibility to engage in an at home based intervention.
Significant chronic illness of the child.
Severe parental psychopathology, such as depression, psychosis, substance use disorder.
Severe intellectual disability (IQ <20); the significant delay in all areas of the child*s development makes it not possible for the child and it*s parents to participate in the BEER parent training.
Severe vision and hearing impairments.
Severe motor impairments.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The main study parameter of the current study is joint engagement in the<br /><br>parent-child interaction, measured by the scales of Bakeman & Adamson (1984,<br /><br>2004, 2016). A 12 minute videotaped interaction between parent and child will<br /><br>be subsequently coded for the duration of six mutually exclusive engagement<br /><br>states (see p. 21 of the research protocol). </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary study parameters are the social-communicative development of the<br /><br>child ( BOSCC, ADOS-T and N-CDI), global level of adaptive functioning<br /><br>(Vineland Screener), parental well-being (WEMWBS, OBVL), parental intervention<br /><br>skills (fidelty form), parental satisfaction about care (satisfaction<br /><br>questionnaire specially developed for this study) and assessment of health care<br /><br>resources (Tic-P-R).<br /><br><br /><br>For more information, see p. 21-25 of the research protocol.</p><br>