Child mental health Mental and Behavioural Disorders Child mental health
Conditions
Interventions
Autism Care Teams from the eight trial sites are randomised to one of two conditions (experimental or control). Therapists in the experimental group attend a one day training course in the principles
Sponsors
Karakter Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age between 6 and 18 years 2. Referred to one of the eight participating Autism Care Teams 3. Dutch speaking 4. Ability to complete the outcome questionnaires digitally 5. Informed consent given by the parents and the child if twelve years or older
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who do not receive any treatment after diagnostics 2. Treatment was provided in another team or by a therapist who was not trained in FIT 3. FIT was used in less than three treatment sessions 4. The parents' response on the repeated outcome assessment is less than two
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of Life of the children as assessed by their parents digitally, using the Dutch translation of the Kidscreen 27 Questionnaire at baseline, repeatedly every three months and at the end of treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Symptom severity level of the children as assessed by their parents digitally, using the Dutch translation of the Youth Outcome Questionnaire (Y-OQ30), at baseline, repeatedly every three months and at the end of treatment. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactRint de Jong
Outcome results
None listed