Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)NCT02803801
Build Your Parenting Toolkit: Guiding Children to Become Flexible Thinkers
A study testing Build Your Parenting Toolkit Program in people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Developmental Disorder, run by Rehabilitation Centre for Children, Canada at 1 site in Canada.
Trial summary
This pilot project is a cooperative effort between the Leisure in Fun Environments (LIFE) Program and the Specialized Communication Resources for Children (SCRC) Program at the Rehabilitation Centre for Children (RCC). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Developmental Disorder
- What is being tested?
- Build Your Parenting Toolkit Program
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 7 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCanada
- Study dates
- Sep 2016to Apr 2017
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- parents of children who have high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder or high functioning developmental delay, and are aged 7-12
Who cannot join
- unable to complete the study sessions
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Build Your Parenting Toolkit: Guiding Children to Become Flexible Thinkers. SCRC/LIFE Program Pilot Project
This pilot project is a cooperative effort between the Leisure in Fun Environments (LIFE) Program and the Specialized Communication Resources for Children (SCRC) Program at the Rehabilitation Centre for Children (RCC). The investigators will blend and enhance two pre-existing programs in order to provide a new, specialized program for parents of children with ASD or developmental delay. The two programs that will be blended together are "Promoting Flexible Thinking and Interaction with Your Child at Home" and "Saturday Cooking Club." This new program will be a series of ten workshops that alternates between "parents only" learning sessions and practical "cooking club" sessions that allow parents to focus on practicing what they are learning with their child. These programs are based on the principles of Relationship Development Intervention (RDI®), which focuses on providing opportunities to establish a guided participation relationship, which will lead to development of dynamic intelligence and important social thinking abilities. The program is individualized to each child and builds on the principles of typical development to assist the child in achieving social competence. Using this program, children are expected to develop sociability in a naturally progressing order of complexity.
Read the detailed description
Parenting children with developmental disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can be challenging. Often, these children process information in an atypical manner and they may struggle to learn through social engagement. At times, regular parenting techniques do not work with these children, which may leave parents feeling distressed and confused. In their ground breaking interpretation of the International Classification of Functioning, Health and Disability (ICF), The 'F-words' in childhood disability, (2011) Dr. P. Rosenbaum and Dr. J. Gorter state that, "Family represents the essential environment of all children." They point to research that confirms that parental physical and mental health is challenged in families who have a child with a disability. Specifically, behavioural issues of these children significantly contribute to parental stress scores, impact attachment, the relationship with a spouse, parental depression and in particular, a sense of competence. By providing parents the opportunity to understand their child's unique learning style, and the opportunity to learn how to mindfully engage their child, it is the investigators' goal to restore parental competence and the natural parent/child relationship.
The objectives of this new learning series program are to help parents understand their child's unique learning style and to give parents the practical tools to become their child's best teacher and guide. Becoming a mindful parent requires a solid understanding of the child's underlying social learning challenges, and it requires parents to be both self-reflective and analytical. Behaviour change takes time and repeated experience. Parents also need the opportunity to practice in a safe and supportive environment. This learning series will consist of ten in-person sessions, over a period of 12-14 weeks.
- Being tested
- Build Your Parenting Toolkit Program
- Keywords
- Parents' ability to guide their child, Parent perception of competence, Parent understanding of their child's unique learning style
- Medical subject headings
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Disabilities
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Build Your Parenting Toolkit ProgramBehavioural
Ten session program, with a mix of parents-only lectures and parent and child Cooking Clubs.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Build Your Parenting Toolkit Program | Experimental | Ten session program, with a mix of parents-only lectures and parent and child Cooking Clubs. Receives: Behavioral: Build Your Parenting Toolkit Program |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Relationship Development Assessment
Video recordings of the parent and child cooking, used to evaluate the parents' responsiveness, communication and ability to stage engagements with their own child
Measured: 14 weeks
Being a Parent Scale
This short questionnaire evaluates parent's current perceptions of a variety of common parenting situations and their emotional reactions
Measured: 14 weeks
Secondary outcomes (2)
Cooking Club Feedback Questionnaires
These questionnaires will be used to evaluate whether the lecture sessions adequately prepared them for the related Cooking Club. These questionnaires will also help parents develop goals to work on at home.
Measured: 14 weeks
Exit Questionnaire
Satisfaction questionnaire, to help improve the program in the future.
Measured: 14 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted17 Jun 2016 (estimated)
- Study startSep 2016
- Primary completionDec 2016
- Study completionApr 2017
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)Studies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 7 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Rehabilitation Centre for Children, Canada
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Lianne Belton, Rehabilitation Centre for Children, Canada
- Investigators
- Lianne Belton, OT, Principal investigator, Rehabilitation Centre for ChildrenCarol Kehler, PT, Principal investigator, Rehabilitation Centre for Children
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02803801
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- BYPT2016
- Status last verified
- Apr 2017
- First submitted
- 14 Jun 2016
- Last updated
- 12 Apr 2017
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 12 Apr 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Build Your Parenting Toolkit: Guiding Children to Become Flexible Thinkers. SCRC/LIFE Program Pilot Project
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02803801
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- BYPT2016
- Keywords
- Parents' ability to guide their child, Parent perception of competence, Parent understanding of their child's unique learning style
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 7 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Rehabilitation Centre for Children, CanadaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Sep 2016
- Primary completion
- Dec 2016 (actual)
- Study completion
- Apr 2017 (actual)
- First posted
- 17 Jun 2016 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This pilot project is a cooperative effort between the Leisure in Fun Environments (LIFE) Program and the Specialized Communication Resources for Children (SCRC) Program at the Rehabilitation Centre for Children (RCC). The investigators will blend and enhance two pre-existing programs in order to provide a new, specialized program for parents of children with ASD or developmental delay. The two programs that will be blended together are "Promoting Flexible Thinking and Interaction with Your Child at Home" and "Saturday Cooking Club." This new program will be a series of ten workshops that alternates between "parents only" learning sessions and practical "cooking club" sessions that allow parents to focus on practicing what they are learning with their child. These programs are based on the principles of Relationship Development Intervention (RDI®), which focuses on providing opportunities to establish a guided participation relationship, which will lead to development of dynamic intelligence and important social thinking abilities. The program is individualized to each child and builds on the principles of typical development to assist the child in achieving social competence. Using this program, children are expected to develop sociability in a naturally progressing order of complexity.
Detailed description
Parenting children with developmental disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can be challenging. Often, these children process information in an atypical manner and they may struggle to learn through social engagement. At times, regular parenting techniques do not work with these children, which may leave parents feeling distressed and confused. In their ground breaking interpretation of the International Classification of Functioning, Health and Disability (ICF), The 'F-words' in childhood disability, (2011) Dr. P. Rosenbaum and Dr. J. Gorter state that, "Family represents the essential environment of all children." They point to research that confirms that parental physical and mental health is challenged in families who have a child with a disability. Specifically, behavioural issues of these children significantly contribute to parental stress scores, impact attachment, the relationship with a spouse, parental depression and in particular, a sense of competence. By providing parents the opportunity to understand their child's unique learning style, and the opportunity to learn how to mindfully engage their child, it is the investigators' goal to restore parental competence and the natural parent/child relationship.
The objectives of this new learning series program are to help parents understand their child's unique learning style and to give parents the practical tools to become their child's best teacher and guide. Becoming a mindful parent requires a solid understanding of the child's underlying social learning challenges, and it requires parents to be both self-reflective and analytical. Behaviour change takes time and repeated experience. Parents also need the opportunity to practice in a safe and supportive environment. This learning series will consist of ten in-person sessions, over a period of 12-14 weeks.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Build Your Parenting Toolkit Program | Experimental | Behavioral: Build Your Parenting Toolkit ProgramTen session program, with a mix of parents-only lectures and parent and child Cooking Clubs. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- parents of children who have high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder or high functioning developmental delay, and are aged 7-12
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- unable to complete the study sessions
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Build Your Parenting Toolkit ProgramTen session program, with a mix of parents-only lectures and parent and child Cooking Clubs. | Behavioural | Build Your Parenting Toolkit Program |
Primary outcome
Relationship Development Assessment
Time frame: 14 weeks
Video recordings of the parent and child cooking, used to evaluate the parents' responsiveness, communication and ability to stage engagements with their own child
Being a Parent Scale
Time frame: 14 weeks
This short questionnaire evaluates parent's current perceptions of a variety of common parenting situations and their emotional reactions
2 secondary outcomes
Cooking Club Feedback Questionnaires
Time frame: 14 weeks
Exit Questionnaire
Time frame: 14 weeks
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 12 Apr 2017.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Lianne Belton, OT principal investigator
Rehabilitation Centre for Children
Carol Kehler, PT principal investigator
Rehabilitation Centre for Children
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Build Your Parenting Toolkit Program in people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Developmental Disorder, run by Rehabilitation Centre for Children, Canada at 1 site in Canada.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Apr 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Relationship Development Assessment (time frame: 14 weeks). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Apr 2017.