Feasibility of Using Telepractice to Provide Modified Interaction Guidance.

NCT03972254 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: H2019:105
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 8
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of using telepractice to provide Modified Interaction Guidance (MIG) to caregivers and their child with autism. MIG as an intervention to improve attachment for children with autism and their primary caregiver.

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Keywords

Modified Interaction Guidance

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Parenting Interactions with Children Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO)

  Serves as an observational tool to determine parental abilities in four specific domains; Affection, Responsiveness, Encouragement and Teaching.

  4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Goal Attainment Scale (GAS)

  Immediately right before and after the Intervention

Other Outcomes (1)

• Parent Sense of Competency (PSOC)

  Baseline and 2 weeks post intervention.

Study Arms (1)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Caregivers and their child will interact for 10 minutes while being observed and videotaped. Psychoeducation will be provided and goal setting will occur to ensure dyad specific relationship gains are made.

Behavioral: Modified Interaction Guidance

Interventions

Modified Interaction Guidance BEHAVIORAL

The main steps in the procedure are to have the family identify the primary concern they are facing, highlight the strengths that the family already has in place and expand on those strengths, convey/impart caregiving and societal norms, and offer other perspectives (McDonough, 2004). The goal of this therapy is to engage the family to take an active role in the construction of their overall treatment. The individualized treatment approach focuses and builds on existing strengths.

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Months - 35 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder
• Child between the ages of 24-60 months
• First born child
• No physical or medical conditions that affect the child's ability to participate in the activities that are part of the intervention process
• Ability to follow simple verbal directions in English
• No current plan to initiate any treatment alternatives during the study period
• Willingness to participate in a -week intervention with a frequency of once a week
• Adults are primary caregiver
• Under age of 35
• Speak English
• Minimum grade 5 schooling
• Access to a computer and broadband wired or wireless (3G or 4G/LTE) internet connection?

You may not qualify if:

• Participants (both child and adult) will be excluded from the present study if they were deemed low functioning
• child is not the first-born child
• child already receiving ABA treatment
• parents have a history of mental illness

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Manitoba: lead

Study Sites (1)

College of Rehabilitation Sciences

Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E0T6, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Megan Land McCarthy, Bsc OT

  University of Manitoba

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: This study is a mixed methods feasibility study using a single-subject research design and qualitative description.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 13, 2019
• First Posted: June 3, 2019
• Study Start: November 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2021
• Study Completion: December 1, 2021
• Last Updated: January 12, 2022

Record last verified: 2021-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)