Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based Group Intervention for Parents of Children With a Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

56 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-11-25

Study Completion Date

2021-03-30

Brief Summary

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This study is being conducted to look at whether a group programme designed for parents of children with a diagnosis of Autism is effective. The programme is called The START Programme ©- as it aims to provide a Supportive and Therapeutic environment to help parents gain Acceptance and reach Resolution so that they can Take action to live more consistently with their values. The programme was developed by two psychologists in Longford/Westmeath, Ireland, Dr. Michelle Howard and Kara McDermott in 2013, because they identified a lack of therapeutic support for such parents. The programme draws on research and theory from a branch of therapy called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, as well as some other psychological techniques. Individuals who agree to participate in the research will be assigned at random to the intervention or to a treatment as usual control condition. They will be asked to fill out 4 questionnaires, on 3 different occasions, with a 7 week gap between the first time and second time, and a 3 month gap between the second and third time.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Participants will generate a Unique Identifier Code which will be used to identify their data across each time point, but will mask their allocation until all of the data is entered and analysed.

Study Groups

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Intervention group

Group that receives the intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

START programme

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy based programme for parents of children with Autism

Control group

Group that receives treatment as usual

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Treatment as Usual

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Treatment as usual in outpatient within outpatient psychology services

Interventions

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START programme

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy based programme for parents of children with Autism

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Treatment as Usual

Treatment as usual in outpatient within outpatient psychology services

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participants must be adults over the age of 18 with the capacity to provide informed consent who are willing to take part in all aspects of the study
* They must have at least 1 child with a diagnosed autism spectrum disorder who is linked in with one of the psychology service sites involved in the study.
* They must not have completed the START programme before, or be concurrently attending another group based parental intervention.

Exclusion Criteria

* Individuals who are under the age of 18, or who unable or unwilling to provide informed consent for all aspects of the study will be not included.
* Individuals who are receiving other current group based parental interventions will not be included.
* Couples may not attend the programme together, as outlined by the Psychologists who developed the programme.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No