Effect of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorders

A Randomised Controlled Trial on the Effect of Cognitive-behavioural Therapy for High-functioning Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01031511

Enrollment

Registered

2009-12-14

Start date

2005-06-30

Completion date

2011-02-28

Last updated

2009-12-14

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Conditions

Anxiety, Autism Spectrum Disorder

Keywords

High-Functioning Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Anxiety, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Social Recreational, Parent Stress

Brief summary

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is an effective intervention program for children with High-Functioning Autistic Spectrum Disorder to remediate anxiety issues.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCognitive Behavioural Therapy

16 weekly sessions of 1.5 hrs in small groups of 3-4 children conducted by 2 therapists

OTHERSocial Recreational

16 weekly sessions of 1.5 hrs in small groups of 3-4 children, conducted by 2 therapists

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

9 Years to 16 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Assessed to have Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified by the DSM-IV criteria, based on clinical interview, Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scale (ASDS) or Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) * Child have a Verbal Comprehension Index of 80 and Perceptual Reasoning Index of 90 and above * No change of medication dosage 1 month prior to the commencement of program for the child and through out the duration of the study * Written parental consent and assent from children above 12 years old

Exclusion criteria

* Children with Verbal Comprehension Index of 80 and Perceptual Reasoning Index of 90 and below. * Children who are undergoing other Cognitive Behavioural treatment program concurrently * Those without parental consent will not be able to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety level of child	Pre Treatment, Post-treatment, 3 months follow-up, 6 months follow-up, One year follow-up

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Parent Stress Level	Pre Treatment, Post-treatment, 3 months follow-up, 6 months follow-up, One year follow-up

Countries

Singapore

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026