The Development of Autistic Children Based on Mothers´Response in Autism Behavior Checklist

The Development of Autistic Children Based on Mother´s Response in Autism Behavior Checklist

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the process of development of autistic children, in a direct and indirect intervention context from mother´s response in Autism Behavior Checklist.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Autism; Asperger Syndrome
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Speech Therapy

Detailed Description

Aim: We evaluated the process of development of autistic children, in a direct and indirect intervention context from mother´s response in Autism Behavior Checklist.

Method:

The sample were composed of 11 mothers of children diagnosed with Autism (6) and Asperger Syndrome (5), according to the criteria established by the DSM IVtr (APA, 2002). These children were randomly divided into two groups: Six were receiving both direct and indirect intervention (Therapy Group -TG), and five were receiving exclusively indirect intervention (Orientation Group - OG). We used the Autism Behavior Checklist (Krug et al., 1993), adapted to Portuguese on three occasions: at the beginning, six months later and 12 months later. This is a list of nonadaptive behaviors (57), in the areas: Sensorial, Body and Object Use, Language, Social and Relating.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 11
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • São Paulo, Brazil, 04358030
    • Ana Carina Tamanaha

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 3 years to 12 years (CHILD)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of Autism or Asperger Syndrome
• Age (children)
• Adherence in the study (at least 70%)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Others clinical diagnosis

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: DOUBLE

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
OTHER: 1; Speech therapy	Other: Speech Therapy; Speech Therapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
To evaluate the process of development of autistic children, in a direct and indirect intervention context from mother´s response in Autism Behavior Checklist.	one year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Federal University of São Paulo
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Ana Carina Tamanaha, Student, Federal University of São Paulo

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: March 1, 2006
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): March 1, 2007
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): December 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 28, 2008
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 28, 2008
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): July 30, 2008

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE): August 1, 2008
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 31, 2008
• Last Verified: July 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Autism; Asperger Syndrome
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Autistic Disorder; Asperger Syndrome
• Other Study ID Numbers: Ana Carina Tamanaha