Text Size

An Evaluation of a Developmentally-Based Parent Training Program for Children With Autism

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified December 2012 by Stanford University
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Antonio Hardan, Stanford University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01400269
First received: May 31, 2011
Last updated: December 13, 2012
Last verified: December 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of a parent training program in the treatment of social and communication deficits in children with autism. Specifically, this study will evaluate a developmentally based parent delivered intervention in the community developed by Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE).


Condition Intervention
Autistic Disorder
 Behavioral: Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE ) developmentally based parent delivered intervention

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: An Evaluation of a Developmentally-Based Parent Training Program for Children With Autism

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Autism
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Stanford University:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Social Responsiveness Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Outcome measure is the change from week 12 relative to baseline.


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Repetitive Behavior Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Outcome measure is the change from week 12 relative to baseline.

  • Family Empowerment Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Outcome measure is the change from week 12 relative to baseline.

  • Caregiver Strain questionnaire [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Outcome measure is the change from week 12 relative to baseline.

  • Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Outcome measure is the change from week 12 relative to baseline.

  • Sensory Profile Questionnaire [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Outcome measure is the change from week 12 relative to baseline.


Estimated Enrollment: 25
Study Start Date: September 2010
Estimated Study Completion Date: September 2013
Estimated Primary Completion Date: September 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: PACE Behavioral: Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE ) developmentally based parent delivered intervention
Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE ) developmentally based parent delivered intervention

Detailed Description:

There are many treatments that claim to be effective for children with autism; however many of these treatments have not been investigated using scientifically rigorous methodology. A variety of developmentally based parent delivered interventions are gaining popularity as a type of treatment parents utilize to improve symptoms related to their child's diagnosis of autism. Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE)is a agency that provides a developmentally based parent delivered intervention in the community. Currently, this parent training program has not been evaluated using scientific methodology. Investigation into this community delivered treatment and its effectiveness to improve social and communication deficits will aid clinicians in providing better care for children with autism.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Months to 6 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • meets DSM-IV-TR criteria for an autism spectrum disorder (pervasive developmental disorder) on the basis of clinical evaluation and the research diagnostic methods
  • age range between 18 months and 6.11 years
  • male or female in good medical health
  • will be starting PACE parent training program
  • intends on continuing PACE program for a minimum of 12 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

  • medically unstable (e.g., more than one seizure a month)
  • a medical diagnosis that causes autism like symptomology (e.g., Fragile X, Down syndrome, Angelman's syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, Rett's disorder)
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01400269

Contacts
Contact: Kirsten Hornbeak (650) 736-1235 kirstenh@stanford.edu

Locations
United States, California
Stanford University School of Medicine Recruiting
Stanford, California, United States, 94305
Contact: Kirsten Hornbeak     650-736-1235     kirstenh@stanford.edu    
Contact: Robin Libove     (650) 736-1235     rlibove@stanford.edu    
Principal Investigator: Antonio Hardan            
Sub-Investigator: Grace Gengoux            
Sub-Investigator: Kari L. Berquist            
Sub-Investigator: Jennifer Marie Phillips            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Stanford University
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Antonio Hardan Stanford University
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Antonio Hardan, Associate Professor, Stanford University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01400269     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: SU-11022010-7169
Study First Received: May 31, 2011
Last Updated: December 13, 2012
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Stanford University:
PACE

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Autistic Disorder
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood
Mental Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013