The Westmead Feelings Program Intervention for Chinese Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Hong Kong

The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: The Hong Kong version of Westmead Feeling Program 2

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06206070

EA230386

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this intervention is to evaluate the effectiveness of delivering the Westmead Feelings Program 2 to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in primary schools in Hong Kong.

Full description

The main questions it aims to answer are:

• whether the Westmead Feelings Program 2 Hong Kong version (WFP2-HK) program is effective in improving children's social-emotional skills and mental well-being.
• whether the WFP2-HK program is effective in promoting parents' mental well-being

Child participants will receive 15 sessions of training in the WFP2-HK program. Their parents and teachers will receive three training workshops by coaches or advisors. A booster session will be conducted after 5 months upon completion of the training.

Researchers will compare the outcome results between the treatment group and the waitlist group to see if the intervention is effective.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 14 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Without a diagnosis of Intellectual Delay
• Have not received any group training in emotional regulation previously

Exclusion criteria

• Without ASD diagnosis
• Age falls outside the age limits
• With Intellectual Delays

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

The Hong Kong version of Westmead Feeling Program 2

Experimental group

Description:

The treatment group will receive the WFP2-HK program which consists of 15 school-based training sessions over 18 weeks. Three parent- and teacher-training workshops will be delivered separately and preceding each Child Module by coaches or advisors. A booster session will be conducted for the treatment group after 5 months upon completion of the training programs.

Treatment:

Behavioral: The Hong Kong version of Westmead Feeling Program 2

Waitlist Group

No Intervention group

Description:

While the treatment group is receiving training, the waitlist group will be waiting. After 18 weeks of waiting and when the treatment group completes the training. The waitlist group will receive the same training program as that of the treatment group, but no booster session will be provided to the waitlist group.