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
Active Locations (1)
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1
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Research Center, KIND
Stockholm, Sweden, 11330