Effect of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorders
A Randomised Controlled Trial on the Effect of Cognitive-behavioural Therapy for High-functioning Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorder
3 other identifiers
interventional
73
1 country
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Brief Summary
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is an effective intervention program for children with High-Functioning Autistic Spectrum Disorder to remediate anxiety issues.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for early_phase_1
Started Jun 2005
Longer than P75 for early_phase_1
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
June 1, 2005
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 11, 2009
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 14, 2009
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 1, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 1, 2011
CompletedDecember 14, 2009
February 1, 2009
4.6 years
December 11, 2009
December 11, 2009
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Anxiety level of child
Pre Treatment, Post-treatment, 3 months follow-up, 6 months follow-up, One year follow-up
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Parent Stress Level
Pre Treatment, Post-treatment, 3 months follow-up, 6 months follow-up, One year follow-up
Study Arms (2)
Treatment Group - CBT
EXPERIMENTALControl Group
NO INTERVENTIONInterventions
16 weekly sessions of 1.5 hrs in small groups of 3-4 children conducted by 2 therapists
16 weekly sessions of 1.5 hrs in small groups of 3-4 children, conducted by 2 therapists
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Assessed to have Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified by the DSM-IV criteria, based on clinical interview, Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scale (ASDS) or Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS)
- Child have a Verbal Comprehension Index of 80 and Perceptual Reasoning Index of 90 and above
- No change of medication dosage 1 month prior to the commencement of program for the child and through out the duration of the study
- Written parental consent and assent from children above 12 years old
You may not qualify if:
- Children with Verbal Comprehension Index of 80 and Perceptual Reasoning Index of 90 and below.
- Children who are undergoing other Cognitive Behavioural treatment program concurrently
- Those without parental consent will not be able to participate
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- National Healthcare Group, Singaporelead
- Nanyang Technological Universitycollaborator
- Autism Resource Centre, Singaporecollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Singapore, 168937, Singapore
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Min Sung
Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- early phase 1
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER GOV
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 11, 2009
First Posted
December 14, 2009
Study Start
June 1, 2005
Primary Completion
January 1, 2010
Study Completion
February 1, 2011
Last Updated
December 14, 2009
Record last verified: 2009-02