Rational Emotive Family Health Therapy for reducing Parenting Stress in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A group randomized control study

Rational Emotive Family Health Therapy for reducing Parenting Stress in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A group randomized control study - REFHT for Parenting Stress in Families of Children with ASDs

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000039066

Enrollment

128

Registered

2020-01-07

Start date

2015-12-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Parenting Stress in Families of Children with ASDs

Interventions

Rational emotive family health programme (REFHP)onsisted of 12 sessions that lasted for 12 weeks. The no-contact group did not receive any form of contact or intervention other than the administratio

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) parents of children with ASDs clinically diagnosed in accordance with the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder-V (DSM-V) (APA, 2013), 2) showing and verifying the email addresses of the parents, and 3) possession of functional mobile phone.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Parents receiving treatment from psychologists, pharmacologists, mental health therapists, family counsellors, psychiatrists or any medications from other helping professionals were excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Parental Stress Scale At Time 1, Time 2 and Time 3	—

Countries

Africa

Contacts

Public ContactMoses Ede

University of Nigeria, Nsukka Department of Educational Foundations

moses.ede@unn.edu.ng+2347066725165

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026