The Secret Agent Society ? Operation Regulation intervention

The Secret Agent Society ? Operation Regulation intervention: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN67079741

Enrollment

Registered

2013-10-16

Start date

2013-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-06-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorders Mental and Behavioural Disorders Childhood autism

Interventions

Half of the children will be assigned to the treatment condition immediately (provided with the emotion regulation training program immediately after the initial assessments), and the other half of th

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age: 8-12 years 2. Diagnosis of High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder or Asperger?s syndrome 3. Average language skills

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants cannot be involved in another emotion regulation program

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Current primary outcome measures as of 01/02/2016: Parent and child reports of emotion regulation skills, as measured by: 1. The parent reported: 1.1. Emotion Regulation Checklist (ERC; Shields & Cicchetti, 1997) 1.2. Emotion Regulation and Social Skills Questionnaire - Parent (ERSSQ-P; Beaumont & Sofronoff, 2008) 2. The child reported: 2.1. Emotion Regulation Questionnaire ? Child (ERQ-C; Gullone, Eleonora, & Taffe, 2011) 2.2. The Children?s Emotion Management Scales (CEM; Zeman, Shipman, & Penza-Clyve, 2001; Zeman, Cassano, Suveg, & Shipman, 2010), All primary parent and child measures will be collected at the following time points for the treatment Immediate group: baseline (Time 1), post intervention (Time 2) and follow-up (10 weeks post intervention). For the waitlist control group, data will be collected at baseline (Time 1), 10 weeks later (Time 2), post intervention (Time 3) and 10-weeks post intervention (Time 4). Previous primary outcome measures: Parent and child reports of emotion regulation skills, as measured by: 1. The parent reported: 1.1. Emotion Regulation Checklist (ERC; Shields & Cicchetti, 1997) 1.2. Emotion Regulation and Social Skills Questionnaire - Parent (ERSSQ-P; Beaumont & Sofronoff, 2008) 2. The child reported: 2.1. Emotion Regulation Questionnaire ? Child (ERQ-C; Gullone, Eleonora, & Taffe, 2011) 2.2. The Children?s Emotion Management Scales (CEM; Zeman, Shipman, & Penza-Clyve, 2001; Zeman, Cassano, Suveg, & Shipman, 2010), 3. A parent-child Child Emotional Reactivity and Emotional Regulation Strategies Task (Melnick & Hinshaw, 2000). All primary parent and child measures will be collected at the following time points: Baseline (Time 1), 10-weeks post Baseline (Time 2), 20-weeks post Baseline (Time 3)	—

Measure

Time frame

Current primary outcome measures as of 01/02/2016: Parent and child reports of emotion regulation skills, as measured by: 1. The parent reported: 1.1. Emotion Regulation Checklist (ERC; Shields & Cicchetti, 1997) 1.2. Emotion Regulation and Social Skills Questionnaire - Parent (ERSSQ-P; Beaumont & Sofronoff, 2008) 2. The child reported: 2.1. Emotion Regulation Questionnaire ? Child (ERQ-C; Gullone, Eleonora, & Taffe, 2011) 2.2. The Children?s Emotion Management Scales (CEM; Zeman, Shipman, & Penza-Clyve, 2001; Zeman, Cassano, Suveg, & Shipman, 2010), All primary parent and child measures will be collected at the following time points for the treatment Immediate group: baseline (Time 1), post intervention (Time 2) and follow-up (10 weeks post intervention). For the waitlist control group, data will be collected at baseline (Time 1), 10 weeks later (Time 2), post intervention (Time 3) and 10-weeks post intervention (Time 4). Previous primary outcome measures: Parent and child reports of emotion regulation skills, as measured by: 1. The parent reported: 1.1. Emotion Regulation Checklist (ERC; Shields & Cicchetti, 1997) 1.2. Emotion Regulation and Social Skills Questionnaire - Parent (ERSSQ-P; Beaumont & Sofronoff, 2008) 2. The child reported: 2.1. Emotion Regulation Questionnaire ? Child (ERQ-C; Gullone, Eleonora, & Taffe, 2011) 2.2. The Children?s Emotion Management Scales (CEM; Zeman, Shipman, & Penza-Clyve, 2001; Zeman, Cassano, Suveg, & Shipman, 2010), 3. A parent-child Child Emotional Reactivity and Emotional Regulation Strategies Task (Melnick & Hinshaw, 2000). All primary parent and child measures will be collected at the following time points: Baseline (Time 1), 10-weeks post Baseline (Time 2), 20-weeks post Baseline (Time 3)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Current secondary outcome measures as of 01/02/2016: 1. Parent reports of child psychopathology (BASC-2; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2006) and social skills 2. Parenting competence and psychopathology 3. Direct testing of children?s cognitive flexibility (Emotional Stroop Task: Smith & Waterman, 2003; and CogState-Set Shifting Task) 4. Physiological arousal (electrodermal response) 5. Social-emotional awareness (CogState-Social Emotional Task) 6. Problem solving in social situations (James and the Math Test: Atwood, 2004; and Dylan is Being Teased: Atwood, 2004) All secondary parent and child measures will be collected at the following time points for the treatment Immediate group: baseline (Time 1), post intervention (Time 2) and follow-up (10 weeks post intervention). For the Waitlist control group, data will be collected at baseline (Time 1), 10 weeks later (Time 2), post intervention (Time 3) and 10-weeks post intervention (Time 4). Previous secondary outcome measures: 1. Parent reports of child psychopathology (BASC-2; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2006) and social skills 2. Parenting competence and psychopathology 3. Direct testing of children?s cognitive flexibility (Emotional Stroop Task: Smith & Waterman, 2003; and CogState-Set Shifting Task) 4. Physiological arousal (electrodermal response) 5. Social-emotional awareness (CogState-Social Emotional Task) 6. Problem solving in social situations (James and the Math Test: Atwood, 2004; and Dylan is Being Teased: Atwood, 2004) All secondary parent and child measures will be collected at the following time points: Baseline (Time 1), 10-weeks post Baseline (Time 2), 20-weeks post Baseline (Time 3)	—

Measure

Time frame

Current secondary outcome measures as of 01/02/2016: 1. Parent reports of child psychopathology (BASC-2; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2006) and social skills 2. Parenting competence and psychopathology 3. Direct testing of children?s cognitive flexibility (Emotional Stroop Task: Smith & Waterman, 2003; and CogState-Set Shifting Task) 4. Physiological arousal (electrodermal response) 5. Social-emotional awareness (CogState-Social Emotional Task) 6. Problem solving in social situations (James and the Math Test: Atwood, 2004; and Dylan is Being Teased: Atwood, 2004) All secondary parent and child measures will be collected at the following time points for the treatment Immediate group: baseline (Time 1), post intervention (Time 2) and follow-up (10 weeks post intervention). For the Waitlist control group, data will be collected at baseline (Time 1), 10 weeks later (Time 2), post intervention (Time 3) and 10-weeks post intervention (Time 4). Previous secondary outcome measures: 1. Parent reports of child psychopathology (BASC-2; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2006) and social skills 2. Parenting competence and psychopathology 3. Direct testing of children?s cognitive flexibility (Emotional Stroop Task: Smith & Waterman, 2003; and CogState-Set Shifting Task) 4. Physiological arousal (electrodermal response) 5. Social-emotional awareness (CogState-Social Emotional Task) 6. Problem solving in social situations (James and the Math Test: Atwood, 2004; and Dylan is Being Teased: Atwood, 2004) All secondary parent and child measures will be collected at the following time points: Baseline (Time 1), 10-weeks post Baseline (Time 2), 20-weeks post Baseline (Time 3)

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Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

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