Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Mixed (Multifamily Group) Psychological Intervention Program for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Feeding Difficulties (ASD+FD)

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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 feeding difficulties. The intervention combines parent training in group and individual sessions, as well as group sessions with children. The second goal was to conduct a pilot study to evaluate the effect of the program. It was hypothesized that the intervention would decrease food rejection and disruptive behavior during meals, as well as increase the number of foods tried. A decrease in parent stress was also expected.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 3
Maximum Age: 8
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• 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).

Locations
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Spain
Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Hospital Sant Joan de Déu
RECRUITING
Esplugues De Llobregat
Contact Information
Primary
Maria A Mairena, PhD
mariaangeles.mairena@sjd.es
(0034) 93 253 21 00
Backup
Mireia González, MS
mireia.gonzalezr@sjd.es
(0034) 93 253 21 00
Time Frame
Start Date: 2018-01-10
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 30
Treatments
Experimental: Experimental group
The experimental group received intervention with TEAlimento program. The intervention combines parent training in both group and individual sessions, as well as group sessions with children.~The program is made up of 12 sessions, focuses on parent training and uses video-modeling. Additionally, a post-group individual session is conducted three months after the intervention. Sessions are held weekly, combining group (1.5 h) with individual (1 h) sessions. During group sessions, caregivers attend a parent training session, which is focused on teaching strategies based on the principles of behavior intervention and specific techniques related to eating. Simultaneously, children attend a group session in a separate room to target sensory issues and receive oral-facial stimulation. Individual sessions are held only with caregivers in order to individualize strategies to target the needs of each child. Each group includes from 3 to 5 participants.
No_intervention: Control group
The control group included participants in a waiting list. These families completed questionnaires at baseline and three months later (same time points as the experimental group), but they did not receive intervention during this period.~Intervention was provided afterwards, but data after participating in the program was not included in this study.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Fundació Sant Joan de Déu

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