Effectiveness of smartphone behavior activation, assertion training, and problem-solving therapy for parenting stress of parents raising children with autism spectrum disorder: Multicenter, randomized, open-label, parallel group comparison trial

Effectiveness of smartphone behavior activation, assertion training, and problem-solving therapy for parenting stress of parents raising children with autism spectrum disorder: Multicenter, randomized, open-label, parallel group comparison trial - Effectiveness of smartphone behavior activation, assertion training, and problem-solving therapy for parenting stress of parents raising children with autism spectrum disorder

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000052319

Enrollment

Registered

2023-10-01

Start date

2022-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Parents raising children with autism spectrum disorder in elementary and junior high school students

Interventions

Complete the psychoeducation component within 2 weeks of consent. For the intervention group, behavior activation, assertion training, and problem-solving therapy are performed for 6 weeks on the smar

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application as the intervention group to those who responded to the survey in the 8th week.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parents between the ages of 24 and under 60 who are caring for a child with autism spectrum disorder among elementary and junior high school students between the ages of 6 and 16 and are smartphone users.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those who have difficulty in reading and writing Japanese, or who have uncontrolled serious mental illness that is inappropriate for participation, or who are judged to be inappropriate for participation by the child or participant's own doctor.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Depressive symptoms measured at week 8 with a self-filled Personal Health Questinnaire-9 (PHQ-9)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1) PHQ-9 at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 16 weeks 2) Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) at 4th and 8th weeks 3) Cognitive behavioral therapy skills at 8 weeks 4) Presentism scale at 8 weeks 5) Usage status of smartphone apps	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactAtsurou Yamada

Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences Department of Psychiatry and Cognitive-Behavioral Medicine

atsurou@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp0528515511

Outcome results

None listed

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