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Integrating the ESDM in ASD Preschools in Israel

NCT03362840 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 59

Last updated 2017-12-05

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Summary

The current study evaluates the effectiveness of the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) when integrated in existing community preschools for children with ASD. The study compares developmental gains made a group of children receiving preschool-based ESDM compared to a group of children receiving eclectic interventions in their preschools (treatment as usual).

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Early Start Denver Model

The ESDM is a manualized comprehensive treatment model for young children (12-48 months). In the preschool based ESDM, learning objectives are guided by the ESDM curriculum checklist, which includes developmental skills in language, play, motor skills, personal independence, imitation and cognition. The objectives are monitored for progress during each session The sessions are conducted according to ESDM principles, and include weekly parent-coaching session, in which parents observe the therapist interact with the child while applying various teaching techniques, and then implement these techniques during the interaction with their child. Additionally, parents get acquainted with the daily objective sheet and are encouraged to work on these objectives at home as well. Finally, in this model, therapist adherence to the ESDM practices are monitored according to the ESDM fidelity rating system

BEHAVIORAL

Eclectic preschool intervention

The eclectic approach consists of a combination of methods from several treatment-models. Individualized educational plans are based on multi-disciplinary assessment, and include objectives in several domains - communication, social-skills, play, emotional adjustment, adaptive daily skills, motor skills and cognition. They are presented to parents at the beginning of the year and are reviewed by the staff three times a year. Parents attend by-weekly counseling-sessions with a professional in order to receive input regarding their child's progress, and discuss issues concerning their child's functioning. All staff members receive supervision at various intensities. However, these usually do not adhere to a single structure and are not guided by official fidelity criteria.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Association for Children at Risk

    collaborator OTHER

  • Bar-Ilan University, Israel

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Irit Mor-Snir, MD · Association for Children at Risk

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
6 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-11-01
Primary Completion
2017-09-30
Completion
2018-09-30

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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Diseases

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