Telehealth Delivery of Treatment for Sleep Disturbances in Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

91 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-11-01

Study Completion Date

2022-12-26

Brief Summary

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Study Design: Ninety children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), between the ages of 2 to less than 7 years, and their parents will be recruited for this 10 week randomized clinical trial. Participants will be randomized to five individually delivered sessions of Sleep Parent Training (SPT) or five individually delivered sessions of Sleep Parent Education (SPE). Delivery of the programs will be via telehealth platform which also includes parent-child coaching in real-time. In addition to baseline, outcome measures will be collected at week 5 (midpoint of trial) and week 10 (endpoint of trial) as well as follow-up at week 16 to determine durability of treatment.

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Detailed Description

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This study will deliver an already initially tested manualized parent training program specially targeting bedtime and sleep disturbances, but delivered via telehealth platform and enhancing the program using live parent coaching at bedtime. Utilizing REDCap automated survey invitations feature, investigators will provide reminders of the intervention recommendations and data collection requirements. In a randomized clinical trial of 90 children with ASD, ages 2 to less than 7 years, a parent training program targeting sleep disturbance (Sleep Parent Training; SPT), will be compared to Sleep Parent Education (SPE). The investigators hypothesize that SPT will be superior in improving child sleep, child daytime functioning as well as parent well-being compared to SPE.

Specific Aims: Aim 1. To evaluate the efficacy of Sleep Parent Training program (SPT) delivered via telehealth for sleep disturbances compared Sleep Parent Educational Program (SPE, time and attention control) also delivered via telehealth in 90 children with ASD (ages \>2 to \<7 years) with moderate or greater sleep disturbances as measured by the Composite Sleep Index (CSI) of the modified Simonds and Parraga Sleep Questionnaire (MSPSQ).97 Aim 2. To evaluate the impact of SPT on child and parent quality of life (daytime child behavior, parental stress, parent sense of competency, mental health) compared to SPE.

Conditions

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Autism Spectrum Disorder Sleep Disturbance

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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Sleep Parent Training

The five SPT sessions (each 60-90 minutes in duration) are individually delivered over 10-week virtually (HIPAA compliant video-chat). After Session A, session order may be adjusted to address child-specific problems. One-on-one delivery of SPT permits flexibility for child-specific problems within the program.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sleep Parent Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

SPT provides a comprehensive intervention that teaches parents the basic concepts and practical skills to address an array of sleep problems.

Sleep Parent Education

SPE consists of five 60-90 minute sessions, delivered individually over 10 weeks. SPE provides useful information to families of young children with ASD and sleep problems. Session A is designed to develop rapport. The sleep hygiene session (Session B) has been modeled from the RUBI manual. The other sessions include a systematic presentation on several relevant topics. An example of a SPE session is provided in the Intervention section. This condition is intended to parallel what would be offered in typical care, but by telehealth, where a parent might be educated about ASD as well as attend an outpatient appointment at a sleep clinic.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Sleep Parent Education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

SPE is a structured program intended to mimic treatment as usual. Thus, SPE is an accepted treatment and serves as an active comparator that controls for time and attention.

Interventions

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Sleep Parent Training

SPT provides a comprehensive intervention that teaches parents the basic concepts and practical skills to address an array of sleep problems.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Sleep Parent Education

SPE is a structured program intended to mimic treatment as usual. Thus, SPE is an accepted treatment and serves as an active comparator that controls for time and attention.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Both genders \>2 and \<7 years of age
2. Clinical diagnosis of ASD corroborated by the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers169 or the Social Communication Questionnaire.170
3. Score of \>5 on the CSI and a Clinical Global Impression Severity (CGI-S) score of Moderate or greater.
4. Medication and supplement free or on stable medication or supplements (no changes in the past 6 weeks and no planned changes for 16 weeks).
5. Parental proficiency in spoken and written English language.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Children with a serious medical condition or a known or suspected medical cause for sleep disturbances (e.g., nocturnal seizures, unresolved gastrointestinal problems such as reflux or constipation).
2. Children with a psychiatric disorder or serious behavioral problems requiring immediate treatment.
3. Children with known or suspected sleep apnea, restless legs, or periodic limb movements during sleep, or a circadian-based sleep disorder (e.g. delayed or advanced sleep phase syndrome) based on history and all available information.

Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

7 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No