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

NCT ID: NCT06206070

Last Updated: 2024-04-04

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-02-01

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Participants are assigned to treatment group and waitlist group in parallel for the duration of the study
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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The Hong Kong version of Westmead Feeling Program 2

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.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

The Hong Kong version of Westmead Feeling Program 2

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Westmead Feelings Program (WFP) is a manualized emotion-based learning intervention for children on the autism spectrum. WFP teaches autistic children how to understand their own and other's emotions, solve problems, and regulate emotions through the implementation of transactional support. In doing so, parents and teachers are also trained to develop their emotional coaching skills to support children in everyday settings. Its impact on improving emotional competence in primary school-aged children on the autism spectrum has been established in 41 mainstream schools in Australia.

Waitlist Group

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.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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The Hong Kong version of Westmead Feeling Program 2

Westmead Feelings Program (WFP) is a manualized emotion-based learning intervention for children on the autism spectrum. WFP teaches autistic children how to understand their own and other's emotions, solve problems, and regulate emotions through the implementation of transactional support. In doing so, parents and teachers are also trained to develop their emotional coaching skills to support children in everyday settings. Its impact on improving emotional competence in primary school-aged children on the autism spectrum has been established in 41 mainstream schools in Australia.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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WFP2-HK

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

8 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

14 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sydney Children's Hospitals Network

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

SAHK

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

The University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Hong Kong

Central Contacts

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Winnie Tam

Role: CONTACT

+852 3643 1770

Facility Contacts

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Kathy KM Shum, PhD

Role: primary

References

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Wong, M., Lopes, A., Heriot, S., Brice, L., Carroll, L., Ratcliffe, B., & Dossetor, D. (2018). Westmead Feeling Program 2: Emotion-based Learning for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder without Accompanying Intellectual Impairment. Camberwell, VIC: ACER Press. Ratcliffe, B., Wong, M., Dossetor, D., & Hayes, S. (2014). Teaching social-emotional skills to school-aged children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A treatment versus control trial in 41 mainstream schools. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 8(12), 1722-1733. doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2014.09.010

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Other Identifiers

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EA230386

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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