A Multi-dimensional Program for Parents of Adolescents With High-functioning Autism

Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

Efficacy of a Multi-dimensional Program for Parents of Adolescents With High-functioning Autism

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03361787
• Other study ID #: 0269-17-HMO-CTIL
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 15, 2018
• Est. completion date: September 24, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: September 2019
• Source: Hadassah Medical Organization
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to examine the initial efficacy of a multi-dimensional coaching intervention ("Parentship") for parents of adolescents with High Functioning Autism (HFASD).

The "Parentship" protocol is a short-term intervention program in occupational therapy that aims to promote parental resilience and enhance adolescents' participation in daily life.

Description:

"Parentship" is a structured occupational therapy intervention for promoting parental resilience and enhance adolescents' participation in daily life The Parentship protocol uses OPC (Graham & Rodger, 2010) as the primary treatment approach. Its primary goal is to lead parents into recognition and understanding of their adolescent's multi-dimensional personal profile that includes sensorimotor, cognitive-behavioral, and social-communicative and personal factors, as required by the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) model (WHO, 2007).

The intervention will be administered by occupational therapists on an individual (or both parents) basis, once a week, over 3-4 months.

10-15 families will be recruited through community advertising. Data will be collected at the onset and completion of the intervention. Data will be analysed using quantitative and qualitative methods.

Adverse events, if occur, will be reported to supervising neurologist and the Helsinki Committee.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 10
• Est. completion date: September 24, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: August 15, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 13 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASD diagnosed by certified medical practitioner

• parent report regarding barriers to occupational performance/participation

• SP2 or BRIEF-Parent or SSIS scores reflecting at least 1 SD from typical

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diagnoses of severe neurological or psychiatric health condition.

• Instability in pharmacological treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Autistic Disorder

Intervention

Behavioral:
• "Parentship"- a multi dimensional intervention program to improve parental resilience
"Parentship" is a multi dimensional intervention program to improve parental resilience and adolescent participation using the OPC model.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Israel	Hadassah medical organization, Jerusalem Israel	Jerusalem

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hadassah Medical Organization	Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Israel, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)	structured interview administered by occupational therapist	3-4 months
Primary	Autism: Parenting Questionnaire (APQ)	7 dimensions (Knowledge About Autism, Communication, Play, Behaviour Management, Confidence, Stress Management, and Family Functioning) are the focus of this questionnaire that serves as a basis for intervention with parents	3-4 months
Secondary	Clinical Assessment of Therapeutic Responses (CATR)	a questionnaire that monitors the abilities of the therapist to create an optimal parent-therapist relationship	1.5 months and 3 months