Multisite Study: Parental Training Using Video Modelling to Develop Social Skills in Children With Autism

Federal University of São Paulo

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: ABA parent training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02235467

U1111-1157-8984

2012/51584-0 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a Brazilian multisite study to test the efficacy of an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) parent training using video modeling to teach parents of children with Autism techniques to apply to their children in order to improve eye contact and joint attention behaviors.

Our hypothesis is that children with Autism whose parents will be trained by videomodeling will have better eye contact and joint attention behaviors compared to children with Autism whose parents will not be trained.

Full description

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is an intervention with proven efficacy in treating impairments on social functioning and daily-life activities of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In Brazil we have a limited number of qualified professionals and an increasing demand of families non-served in the public health system.

Our main objective is to standardize and test the efficacy of a model for parent training using video modeling for teaching eye contact and joint attention behaviors in children with ASD. These two behaviors are essential to develop adequate social interaction, the core impaired domain in ASD. It is a multisite study to be carried out at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo and Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. The sample will be composed of 70 children divided in control and intervention groups that will be randomly chosen. The intervention should be carried out in 21 weeks.

Enrollment: 67 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 7 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders by means of ADI
• IQ equal or lower than 70 by means of SON
• Main caregiver's level of education > primary education

Exclusion criteria

• IQ lower than 50 by means of SON
• Child who is receiving ABA therapy at least 10 hours per week
• Main caregiver diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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67 participants in 2 patient groups

ABA parent training

Active Comparator group

Description:

Applied Behavior Analysis parent training using videomodeling in 21 sessions

Treatment:

Behavioral: ABA parent training

ABA parent training control

No Intervention group