Status:

COMPLETED

Social Skills Group Training ("KONTAKT") for Children and Adolescent With High-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders

Lead Sponsor:

Karolinska Institutet

Collaborating Sponsors:

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Stockholm

Region Stockholm

Conditions:

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Eligibility:

All Genders

8-17 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This trial investigates the behavioral effects of manualized social skills training (KONTAKT) in children´s and adolescents with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder with psychiatric comorbidity ...

Detailed Description

There are few randomized controlled trials of social skills group training for the Children's and adolescents with high functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFA)(1). The Objective of this trial is t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Children and adolescent with High-functioning autism (F84.5, F 84.9 according to International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). Participants have been investigated with the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS).
  • Normal psychometric range of intelligence, intelligence quotient (IQ)\> 70 according to Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children- Fourth Edition (WISC-IV).
  • Comorbid diagnosis: ADHD (F90.0 and F98.8), Anxiety Syndrome (F41.1) and depression (F32.9) according to a best estimate clinical assessment.
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Any behavioral disorder not currently allowing meaningful participation in group-based training for ASD, e.g. presence of clinically diagnosed self-injury, conduct disorder (F91), hyperkinetic conduct disorder (F90.1), antisocial personality disorder (F60.2), borderline personality disorder (F60.3) or any form of schizophrenia or related psychotic disorder (F20-F29).

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 1 2012

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    March 1 2016

    Estimated Enrollment :

    296 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01854346

    Start Date

    August 1 2012

    End Date

    March 1 2016

    Last Update

    August 22 2017

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    Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Research Center, KIND

    Stockholm, Sweden, 11330