New parent group intervention to Manage Repetitive Behaviours in young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Pilot randomised trial of a new parent group intervention to Manage Repetitive Behaviours in young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN88687420

Enrollment

Registered

2012-06-11

Start date

2012-02-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Topic: Mental Health Research Network

Interventions

Parents are randomly allocated to intervention or to a waiting list control. MRB, Acceptability and feasibility pilot RCT to help parents understand and manage repetitive behaviours in young childre

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Child aged 3 to 8 years old with a diagnosis of ASD 2. Parent sufficient spoken English to take part in assessments and groups 3. Agree not to try other new interventions while involved in study 4. Target Gender: Male & Female; Upper Age Limit 8 years ; Lower Age Limit 3 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Target Repetitive Behaviour Vignette; Timepoint(s): Baseline, end of intervention, 18 weeks and 24 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. 10min Parent-Child Interaction in Play; Timepoint(s): Baseline, end of intervention, 18 and 24 weeks follow-up 2. Clinical Global Index of Improvement (CGI-I); Timepoint(s): 18 weeks and 24 weeks 3. Repetitive Behaviours Questionnaire (RBQ2); Timepoint(s): RBQ 2 completed by the parent and teacher. Baseline, end of intervention, 18 and 24 weeks follow-up 4. The Parental Self-Efficacy scale; Timepoint(s): Baseline, end of intervention, 18 and 24 weeks follow-up	—

Measure

Time frame

1. 10min Parent-Child Interaction in Play; Timepoint(s): Baseline, end of intervention, 18 and 24 weeks follow-up 2. Clinical Global Index of Improvement (CGI-I); Timepoint(s): 18 weeks and 24 weeks 3. Repetitive Behaviours Questionnaire (RBQ2); Timepoint(s): RBQ 2 completed by the parent and teacher. Baseline, end of intervention, 18 and 24 weeks follow-up 4. The Parental Self-Efficacy scale; Timepoint(s): Baseline, end of intervention, 18 and 24 weeks follow-up

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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