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Evaluating a Web Delivered Behavioral Parent Training Intervention for Rural Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

NCT05554198 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 39

Last updated 2024-12-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

For parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the severity of the child's behavior negatively correlates with parental well-being. Parental education and support buffers stress and negative effects that some parents experience. Parents living in rural areas face several barriers to obtaining support, psychoeducation, and ASD interventions due to a lack of local resources.

This pilot study will test the acceptability, feasibility and preliminary effects of Attend Behavior, a Web-based behavioral parent training (PT) program, for parents of children with ASD in rural areas. The program goals are to decrease child problem behaviors and improve parental mental health. Methods: Parents (N = 40) of young children (2-11 years old) diagnosed with ASD will be recruited. A single group pre/post-intervention design using mixed methods will be used to determine the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy. The effects of Attend Behavior on parent mental health will be measured. The effects of Attend Behavior on child problem behaviors will be measured. Individual interviews with the parents will take place post-intervention to ascertain perspectives on Attend Behavior. Acceptability and feasibility will also be measured using the Acceptability of Intervention, Intervention Appropriateness Measure, and the Feasibility of Intervention Measure. Effect sizes will be calculated to examine the efficacy of the intervention.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Attend Behavior Parent Training

Attend Behavior is a Parent Training intervention available in application form for smartphones or online. Attend Behavior consists of 12 instructional modules and it is recommended that parents complete one module a week in addition to practicing the techniques taught in that course. Each learning module typically around 30 minutes to complete and includes an introductory video to give parents an overview of the different features of the application. At the start of the intervention, parents will take an assessment that will provide information for the program to create individualized goals, plans, reinforcement agents, and even daily schedules. A HIPPA compliant clinician portal within the application allows the clinician to have real time access to monitor the parent learning progress, tracked behaviors, parental notes, and message with the parent.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ohio State University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-01-09
Primary Completion
2024-06-25
Completion
2024-06-25

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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