Results of a therapy programme implemented by parents in home setting

Effectiveness of a parent implemented early intervention programme for autism: an option for a low resource setting

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

SLCTR

Registry ID

SLCTR/2009/011

Enrollment

100

Registered

2009-09-18

Start date

2009-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Autistic spectrum disorder

Interventions

Design: The study is an open intervention trial. Sample: Children aged 18 to 48 months recruited to the programme from among those referred to a tertiary care child mental health service for assessmen

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All children aged 18 to 48 months diagnosed with autism

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Other pervasive development disorders and children with global developmental delay

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in five selected parameters-eye contact , response to name, Interaction with Parents, Imitative behaviour and pointing [At 3 months and 6 months ]	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in speech and language [At 3 months and 6 month ]	—

Countries

Sri Lanka

Contacts

Public ContactHemamali Perera

Professor in Psychological Medicine

hemamali_p@yahoo.com+94777354616

Outcome results

None listed

Source: SLCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026