NCT02721394

FCT With Young Children With ID in the UK: A Feasibility Project V.1

Conducting Functional Communication Training (FCT) With Young Children With Intellectual Disabilities in NHS Settings in the UK: A Feasibility Project

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 8 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Kent · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 9 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The current project aims to assess the feasibility of conducting Functional Communication Training in the UK with a small sample of young children (aged under 9) in an NHS setting. Three delivery formats will be assessed in order to demonstrate the feasibility of conducting FCT via different delivery methods within an NHS context. Participants will be four children aged under 9 who have an identified intellectual / developmental disability and display either self-injury, property destruction, or aggression at home. In addition, one family carer per child will be coached to implement the intervention, either following researcher intervention, or from the beginning. Data will be collected on challenging behaviour, communication responses, family carer confidence in managing behaviour, fidelity of intervention implementation, family quality of life, and acceptability of the intervention.

Conditions

• Intellectual Disability

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Functional Communication Training	Functional Communication Training (which aims to teach the child a communicative alternative to challenging behaviour) implemented by either the researcher or family carer.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-02-01
• Primary completion: 2018-12-01
• Completion: 2018-12-01
• First posted: 2016-03-29
• Last updated: 2018-01-30

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United Kingdom