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NCT Number: NCT03513419

The AMOR Method: Resilience Training for Parents of Children With Autism

We will evaluate whether a resilience training program which includes group and individual parent training will be effective in improving optimism and resiliency in parents of young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). By observing the level of parent optimism and resiliency before and after intervention, we will be able to determine whether the intervention is effective in improving parent resilience.

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Key information

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder Child Development Disorders, Pervasive Mental Disorders Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Stanford University

Stanford, California, 94305, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Parents eligible to participate include parents: a) English-speaking, b) of a child aged 4:0 to 10:11 years, c) with a previous diagnosis of ASD and evidence of current social impairment (SRS-2) and repetitive behaviors (RBS-R), and d) who are able to consistently participate in sessions. Given budgetary constraints, direct diagnostic testing will not be feasible. Instead, child diagnostic status will be confirmed through review of the child's medical record for evidence that the child previously met ADOS criteria for ASD and shows clinically significant social impairment at baseline (SRS-2 T>65).

Parents who are not eligible to participate include parents: a) with severe psychiatric, genetic, or medical disorder among parents and/or children, b) taking psychiatric medication, and c) with elevated resilience scores at baseline (Total Score >80 on CD-RISC). The DSM-5 CCSM will be administered to parents to screen for parent mental illness. Any identified issues on the DSM-5 CCSM will be investigated further by the PI to rule out severe psychiatric disorders.

Exclusion criteria

a) Severe psychiatric, genetic, or medical disorder among parents and/or children, b) parents taking psychiatric medication, and c) parents with elevated resilience scores at baseline (Total Score>80 on CD-RISC). The DSM-5 Cross Cutting Symptom Measure (DSM-5 CCSM) will be administered to parents to screen for parent mental illness. Any identified issues on the DSM-5 CCSM will be investigated further by the PI to rule out severe psychiatric disorders. These families will be referred for behavioral consultation (available in our clinic) and then be reconsidered for group participation.

Treatment and study plan

The AMOR Method

Behavioral

The parent resilience training involves a series of eight weekly 90-minute group sessions with up to 8 parents of young children with ASD (4- 10:11 years old) per group, as well as three individual sessions.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CDRISC) from Baseline to week 8

    Time frame: Baseline, week 8

    No subscales, total score only, 25 items total, 0-4 Likert Score Range: 0-100 Low resilience score (PTSD & grief populations) = 45 or lower; Average/Normal resilience score (general population) = 45-80; High Average/Elevated resilience score (yogi & meditation teachers) = 81-100 Higher total scores reflect higher levels of resilience.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II) from Baseline to week 8

    Time frame: Baseline, week 8

    No subscales, total score only, 10 items total (3 items reverse scored) Score Range: 0-70 Low acceptance 0-22, Medium 23-47, High 48-70 Higher total scores reflect higher levels of optimism.

  2. Change in Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) from Baseline to week 8

    Time frame: Baseline, week 8

    No subscales, total score only, 15 items total Score Range: 15-90 Low mindfulness score = 30 or lower; Average/Normal mindfulness score = 30-45-60; High Average/Elevated mindfulness score = 60 or higher Higher total scores reflect higher levels of dispositional mindfulness.

  3. Change in Life Orientation Test Revised (LOT-R) from Baseline to week 8

    Time frame: Baseline, week 8

    No subscales, total score only, 10 items total Score Range: 0-24 Low optimism 0-8, Medium/Average Optimism 9-16, High Optimism 17-24 Higher total scores reflect higher levels of optimism.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Stanford University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
May 1, 2018
Registry last updated
May 7, 2021

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