Clinical evaluation of SSLD parent capacity building program for parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

A randomized controlled trial evaluating SSLD parent capacity building program for parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN36895493

Enrollment

100

Registered

2018-01-29

Start date

2017-11-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-03-11

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Conditions

Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Development Delay Mental and Behavioural Disorders Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Development Delay

Interventions

SSLD Parent Capacity Building Program: Parents/Caregivers in the treatment group are provided with eight weekly sessions of training. Each session lasts approximately two hours. The detailed agenda of

respite

self-care, personal growth, and quality of life enhancement

specialized counseling programs if indicated) 5. Preparing the child for active learning and enhancing the child’s learning and development of strategies and skills. Simple randomisation is achieved

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Parents/carers of Children with ASD/Developmental Delay under the program 2. Children from birth to 6 years of (1) above and diagnosed with ASD/Developmental Delay (All cases are from Subsystem for Disabled Pre-schoolers, Central Referral System for Rehabilitation Services, Social Welfare Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Parents/carers who have joined the SSLD related program.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Parenting stress is measured using the Parenting Stress Index/Short Form (PSI/SF) at baseline, post treatment and four month follow up 2. Parental satisfaction is measured using parenting sense of competence (PSOC) at baseline, post treatment and four months follow up 3. Parenting style is measured using the parenting scale (PS) at baseline, post-treatment and four months follow up	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Parent-child interaction is measured using video coding at baseline and post-treatment: 1.1. Communication acts: verbal and non-verbal behaviours that have communicative intent or form part of a communication act 1.2. Asynchronous parental communication: responses aimed at redirecting, controlling or making demands on the child to respond 1.3. Synchronous parental communication: comments, statements, acknowledgments or social interaction, which maintained the child’s responses 1.4. Semantic contingency: verbal responses related in meaning to the child’s previous verbal or non-verbal topic 1.5. Shared attention: episodes in which the parent and child shared attentional focus 2. Child social cognition is measured using the Hong Kong Comprehensive Assessment Scales for Preschool Children (HKCAS-P) Social Cognition Scale-validated for Hong Kong Chinese) at baseline, post-treatment and four months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Parent-child interaction is measured using video coding at baseline and post-treatment: 1.1. Communication acts: verbal and non-verbal behaviours that have communicative intent or form part of a communication act 1.2. Asynchronous parental communication: responses aimed at redirecting, controlling or making demands on the child to respond 1.3. Synchronous parental communication: comments, statements, acknowledgments or social interaction, which maintained the child’s responses 1.4. Semantic contingency: verbal responses related in meaning to the child’s previous verbal or non-verbal topic 1.5. Shared attention: episodes in which the parent and child shared attentional focus 2. Child social cognition is measured using the Hong Kong Comprehensive Assessment Scales for Preschool Children (HKCAS-P) Social Cognition Scale-validated for Hong Kong Chinese) at baseline, post-treatment and four months

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Countries

China, Hong Kong

Contacts

Public ContactHin Ching Hung

Outcome results

None listed

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