Effect of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorders

NCT ID: NCT01031511

Last Updated: 2009-12-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

EARLY_PHASE1

Total Enrollment

73 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-06-30

Study Completion Date

2011-02-28

Brief Summary

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is an effective intervention program for children with High-Functioning Autistic Spectrum Disorder to remediate anxiety issues.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Autism Spectrum Disorder Anxiety

Keywords

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High-Functioning Autistic Spectrum Disorder Anxiety Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Social Recreational Parent Stress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Treatment Group - CBT

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

16 weekly sessions of 1.5 hrs in small groups of 3-4 children conducted by 2 therapists

Control Group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

Social Recreational

Intervention Type OTHER

16 weekly sessions of 1.5 hrs in small groups of 3-4 children, conducted by 2 therapists

Interventions

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

16 weekly sessions of 1.5 hrs in small groups of 3-4 children conducted by 2 therapists

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Social Recreational

16 weekly sessions of 1.5 hrs in small groups of 3-4 children, conducted by 2 therapists

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Assessed to have Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified by the DSM-IV criteria, based on clinical interview, Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scale (ASDS) or Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS)
* Child have a Verbal Comprehension Index of 80 and Perceptual Reasoning Index of 90 and above
* No change of medication dosage 1 month prior to the commencement of program for the child and through out the duration of the study
* Written parental consent and assent from children above 12 years old

Exclusion Criteria

* Children with Verbal Comprehension Index of 80 and Perceptual Reasoning Index of 90 and below.
* Children who are undergoing other Cognitive Behavioural treatment program concurrently
* Those without parental consent will not be able to participate
Minimum Eligible Age

9 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Nanyang Technological University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Autism Resource Centre, Singapore

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Healthcare Group, Singapore

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Institute of Mental Health

Principal Investigators

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Min Sung

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Institute of Mental Health, Singapore

Locations

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Institute of Mental Health, Singapore

Singapore, , Singapore

Site Status

Countries

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Singapore

Other Identifiers

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NMRC/1002/2005

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

130/2005

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

DSRB Ref Code: A/05/091

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id