Primary Care Stepping Stones Triple P for Children With Autism

NCT ID: NCT02236650

Last Updated: 2015-12-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

26 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-07-31

Study Completion Date

2015-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of Primary Care Stepping Stones Triple P (PC-SS Triple P), an empirically supported parent mediated intervention, to improve the behavioral functioning of children newly diagnosed with Autism (aged 2-12 years), increase parental resilience and decrease parental stress.

Detailed Description

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Research literature exists on best practices for screening and diagnosing children with Autism. However, less is known about how to intervene with the child's parent. Across studies, relative to parents of children without disabilities, parents of children with Autism have reported higher levels of stress and lower levels of parenting competence. Such stress places children at risk for adverse developmental outcomes

The proposed study aims to determine the effectiveness of Primary Care Stepping Stones Triple P (PC-SS Triple P), an empirically supported parent mediated intervention, to improve the behavioral functioning of children newly diagnosed with Autism (aged 2-12 years), increase parental resilience and decrease parental stress.

The specific hypotheses include:

1. Children whose parents receive PC-SS Triple P will demonstrate significantly greater improvements in their behavioral functioning than children of parents receiving Wait-list Control (WLC) at service closure.
2. At service closure, parents receiving the PC-SS Triple P intervention will be more resilient and demonstrate lower levels of stress than parents in the Wait-List Control (WLC) condition.
3. Parenting resilience and levels of parental stress will be positively associated with improvements in child behavior.

Seventy-six parents of children newly diagnosed with Autism will be randomized into one of two conditions: a) PC-SS Triple P (N=38) or b) Wait List Control (WLC; N=38). Study data will be collected with the assistance of a data collector appropriately trained in human subject rights protections.

It is anticipated that the present project will assist in the development and use of evidence-based practices for working with parents of children newly diagnosed with Autism within pediatric settings.

Conditions

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Autism

Keywords

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Parental Resilience Parental Stress Family Adaptation Autistic Disorder Behavior Child Behavior Child Development Disorders Pervasive Developmental Disabilities Caregivers Parents Parenting Primary Health Care

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Primary Care Stepping Stones Triple P

Primary Care Stepping Stones Triple P program (PC-SS Triple P) - a parenting and family support strategy that aims to prevent and treat behavioral problems in children by enhancing parental resilience.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Primary Care Stepping Stones Triple P (PC-SS Triple P)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

PC-SS Triple P is a parenting and family support strategy that aims to prevent and treat behavioral problems in children by enhancing parental resilience.

Wait List Control (WLC)

Wait List Control - Participants who will have access to treatment as usual services during the 4 weeks between baseline and 4 week assessment time points and then will have the opportunity to receive PC-SS Triple P.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Treatment as Usual

Intervention Type OTHER

Treatment as Usual for 4 weeks

Interventions

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Primary Care Stepping Stones Triple P (PC-SS Triple P)

PC-SS Triple P is a parenting and family support strategy that aims to prevent and treat behavioral problems in children by enhancing parental resilience.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Treatment as Usual

Treatment as Usual for 4 weeks

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Postive Parenting Program Triple P Stepping Stones Triple P Stepping Stones Positive Parenting Program Service as Usual

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* being at least 18 years of age


* receives a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual V (DSM-V) diagnosis of Autism with mild or moderate severity within 12 months of study onset.
* age is \> or equal to 24 months (2 years, 0 months) and \< or equal to 155 months old (12 years, 11 months).

Exclusion Criteria

* inability to provide informed consent.
* being non-English speaking.


* being a ward of the State of Missouri.
* being a sibling of another study participant.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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St. Louis University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Debra H. Zand, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Debra H. Zand, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental Pediatrics

Locations

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Saint Louis University, Knights of Columbus Developmental Center

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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Other Identifiers

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SLUBM_24272

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id