Parenting a Child With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Marital Status

June 28, 2018 updated by: Sheba Medical Center
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the presence of a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder places parents at increased risk for divorce.

Study Overview

Status

Suspended

Conditions

Detailed Description

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are lifelong neurodevelopmental disorders involving a triad of impairments in communication and social reciprocity and increases in repetitive/restricted interests and behaviors. ASD includes: autistic disorder, Asperger's syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), Rett's syndrome, and childhood disintegrative disorder as pervasive developmental disorders (American Psychiatric Association [DSM-IV-TR], 2000).

Few disabilities appear to be more taxing on parents than ASDs.Parents of children with ASD fare worse on a variety of measures of well-being than parents of children without disabilities as well as parents of children with other types of disabilities.

Studies investigating the impact of a child with disabilities, specifically ASD, are inconclusive. However, parents of children with ASD may be at increased risk for divorce due to a variety of personal and disability related factors. In Israel the relationship of having a child with autism on the probability of divorce has not been tested yet. The aim of this study is to profile this relationship and determine the magnitude and directionality of the effect raising ASD children has on the resilience of the institution of marriage and the satisfaction both partners derive. This will be tested using a short telephone survey.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

200

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Israel
      • Ramat Gan, Israel
        • Weinberg Child Development Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Couples who have children with ASD will be recruited to participate in this study from the Weinberg Child Development Center in the Edmond and LilySafra Children'shospital, ShebaMedical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel. Parents will be contacted through the telephone and provided with a brief explanation about the study. Participation will be voluntary with no monetary compensation. Parents who volunteer to participate will then be presented with a short telephone survey, asking them about their marital status and other variables related to the link between parenting an ASD child and their marital status.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • parents to a child with ASD

Exclusion Criteria:

  • none

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Parents of children with ASD
Parents with one or more children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
lower or higher levels of divorce
Time Frame: not relevant (phone survey)
lower or higher levels of divorce
not relevant (phone survey)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sheba Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Gilad Gal, Ph.D, Tel Aviv-Yafo Academic College
  • Study Director: Klara Zislin, BA, Sheba Medical Center

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

January 1, 2020

Study Completion (Anticipated)

January 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 15, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 16, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

September 19, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 2, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 28, 2018

Last Verified

June 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SHEBA-11-8552-LG-CTIL

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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