Psychoeducation of Adult Siblings of ASD People (Autism Spectrum Disorder).
NCT ID: NCT06361147
Last Updated: 2025-11-14
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
88 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-03-28
2024-10-30
Brief Summary
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The psychoeducational program will be implemented in adult siblings of people with ASD and its effectiveness will be assessed.
Participation in this program is expected to contribute in the improvement of the quality of life of the participants, their siblings with ASD and those related to them. No risk is identified.
Detailed Description
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This study will be a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with voluntary participation. The psychoeducational program will be implemented in adult siblings of people with ASD, free of charge, it will be conducted online by certified trainers, due to the coronavirus pandemic and its effectiveness will be assessed. The sample will be recruited from the general population of Greece. Four groups, each divided into experimental groups and control groups, will be randomized.
To evaluate the effectiveness of the program, participants will be asked to complete the online questionnaires three times (pre-intervention, post-intervention and three-month follow-up).
Participation in this program is expected to contribute in the improvement of the quality of life of the participants, their siblings with ASD and those related to them. No risk is identified.
This study is part of a doctoral thesis in progress at the Hellenic Mediterranean University (HELMEPA), Department of Social Work.
The study is expected to start in April 2024 and to be completed about six months later.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Psychoeducational program (group A - Ex. gr)
This group of volunteers is going to participate in the online psychoeducational training program for ASD. Number of participants:11.
To evaluate the effectiveness of the program, participants will be asked to complete the online questionnaires three times (pre-intervention, post-intervention and three-month follow-up).
Psychoeducational program for ASD
6 psychoeducation trainings for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Psychoeducational program (group A - Co. gr)
Concurrently with the experimental group A, the no-interventional group will be asked to complete the online questionnaires three times (pre-intervention, post-intervention and three-month follow-up). Number of participants:11.
No interventions assigned to this group
Psychoeducational program (group Β - Ex. gr)
This group of volunteers is going to participate in the online psychoeducational training program for ASD. Number of participants:11.
To evaluate the effectiveness of the program, participants will be asked to complete the online questionnaires three times (pre-intervention, post-intervention and three-month follow-up).
Psychoeducational program for ASD
6 psychoeducation trainings for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Psychoeducational program (group B - Co. gr)
Concurrently with the experimental group B, the no-interventional group will be asked to complete the online questionnaires three times (pre-intervention, post-intervention and three-month follow-up). Number of participants:11.
No interventions assigned to this group
Psychoeducational program (group C - Ex. gr)
This group of volunteers is going to participate in the online psychoeducational training program for ASD. Number of participants:11.
To evaluate the effectiveness of the program, participants will be asked to complete the online questionnaires three times (pre-intervention, post-intervention and three-month follow-up).
Psychoeducational program for ASD
6 psychoeducation trainings for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Psychoeducational program (group C - Co. gr)
Concurrently with the experimental group C, the no-interventional group will be asked to complete the online questionnaires three times (pre-intervention, post-intervention and three-month follow-up). Number of participants:11.
No interventions assigned to this group
Psychoeducational program (group D - Ex. gr)
This group of volunteers is going to participate in the online psychoeducational training program for ASD. Number of participants:11.
To evaluate the effectiveness of the program, participants will be asked to complete the online questionnaires three times (pre-intervention, post-intervention and three-month follow-up).
Psychoeducational program for ASD
6 psychoeducation trainings for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Psychoeducational program (group D - Co. gr)
Concurrently with the experimental group D, the no-interventional group will be asked to complete the online questionnaires three times (pre-intervention, post-intervention and three-month follow-up). Number of participants:11.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Psychoeducational program for ASD
6 psychoeducation trainings for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria were: (i) having more than one sibling diagnosed with ASD, and (ii) residing outside Greece.
18 Years
60 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Hellenic Mediterranean University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Charalampos Depastas
PhD candidate in Social Work
Principal Investigators
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CHARALAMPOS DEPASTAS, PhD stud.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Hellenic Mediterranean University
Locations
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Hellenic Mediterranean University
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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3764/2-10-2019
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id