Status:
RECRUITING
Evaluation of the Effect of a Psychological Program for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Feeding Difficulties
Lead Sponsor:
Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Conditions:
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-8 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Feeding difficulties are frequent in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The main goal of this project was to develop TEAlimento, a behavioral program for children ages 3-8 with ASD and feed...
Detailed Description
Feeding difficulties are frequent in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The first goal was to develop TEAlimento, a behavioral program for children ages 3-8 with ASD and feeding difficultie...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age range between 3 and 8 years old
- confirmed diagnosis of cut-off at the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2 (ADOS-2, Lord et al., 2000)
- presence of significant feeding difficulties, defined as one or more of the following issues: significant food rejection, significant disruptive behavior at meals, significant selectivity based on type, texture, and presentation, and significant stress to family caused by these feeding difficulties.
- acquired oral-motor abilities to chew food
- accepts eating at least three foods (and a maximum of 20).
Exclusion
- severe intellectual disability (intellectual or adaptive functioning below 35)
- severe behavioral problems
- medical risk situation that required more intensive intervention.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 10 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06108583
Start Date
January 10 2018
End Date
December 31 2026
Last Update
April 27 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Hospital Sant Joan de Déu
Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, 08950