Feasibility of Using Telepractice to Provide Modified Interaction Guidance.

University of Manitoba

Status: Completed

Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Modified Interaction Guidance

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03972254

H2019:105

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

The process objectives target focus on1) recruitment, 2) retention, 3) engagement with tools, 4) time demand on dyads, and 5) eligibility criteria.

The resource assessment objectives include: 1) equipment and internet accessibility 2) communication methods, and 3) timelines.

The management assessment objectives address: 1) ethical standards, 2) researcher qualifications and 3) data storage and collection.

Finally, when looking at the scientific assessment, the objectives relate to: 1) Is use of a concurrent multiple baseline single-subject design feasible with this population? 2)capturing dyad needs, 3) burden levels, and 4) safety protocols.

This study will evaluate the above listed dimensions of feasibility using a embedded mixed methods approach that incorporates both a single-subject design and qualitative data gathered throughout the research process and post intervention individual interviews.

Enrollment: 8 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 months to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

• 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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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8 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

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.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Modified Interaction Guidance