NCT01187940

Evaluating PEGASUS - a Group Intervention for Young People With an Autism Spectrum Disorder

Evaluating Psychoeducation for People With Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Institute of Child Health · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 9 Years – 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

When a clinician gives an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis they hope this will be helpful to the person receiving it and their family. In reality children with an ASD describe few benefits to receiving this diagnosis - they often report feeling confused and stigmatised by it. Parents can also struggle to understand their child's diagnosis and report needing greater support from professionals in this respect (Midence \& O'neill, 1999; Osborne \& Reed, 2008). Little is known about how to help children and families integrate their ASC 'label' in a positive way. Whilst there is anecdotal evidence that psychoeducation after diagnosis can help, there has been no formal evaluation of this approach and no evidence-based programmes of this type are available. In the current study the investigators aim to test empirically a psychoeducational programme for children with an ASD ('PEGASUS'), using a randomised controlled design. The investigators aim to evaluate whether this psychological and educational intervention impacts positively upon understanding of ASC, self-esteem, functional adaption, well-being and family functioning.

Conditions

• Efficacy of PEGASUS

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	PEGASUS	PEGASUS - a psychoeducational group intervention with parallel parent and child sessions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-09-01
• Primary completion: 2012-09-01
• First posted: 2010-08-24
• Last updated: 2010-08-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom