Caregiver training for parents of children with autism.

Effectiveness of nurse delivered WHO Caregiver Skill Training Program compared to Treatment as Usual in Autism Spectrum Disorder children: A randomized controlled trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/12/077667

Enrollment

130

Registered

2024-12-04

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-12-09

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F840- Autistic disorder

Interventions

Intervention1: WHO Caregiver Skill training program: Training of caregivers of children with autism by trained nurses. behavioral training intervention shall be delivered weekly for two hours for nine

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Meeting the DSM 5 diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder as per 1. AIIMS modified INCLEN diagnostic tool for Autism. 2. Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: i) Psychosis ii) Unstable medical conditions iii) Children not staying with at-least one parent

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To determine whether treatment with WHO-CSTP as compared to TAU: Improves adaptive functioning of children. Improves overall functioning of children. Improves caregiver empowerment Reduces caregiver stress Timepoint: One month two months three months six months	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To determine whether treatment with WHO-CSTP as compared to TAU improved total ASD symptoms in children at risk/diagnosed with ASD.Timepoint: One month two months three months six months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSuravi Patra

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

patrasuravi@gmail.com09438884222

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026