NCT05686473

Psychoeducation of Parents to Children With FASD

Evaluation of a Treatment Program Based on Psychoeducation of Parents of Children and Adolescents With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 75 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sorlandet Hospital HF · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

By longitudinal, prospective research in children and adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and their parents to explore the beneficial effects of participating in a standardized intervention program in order to treat and reduce the consequences of early brain damage. By using elements from international programs based on psychoeducation and parent training, the investigators aim to help parents to better understand and respond to the neurodevelopmental disabilities of their children, and thereby improving behavioral problems and self-regulation deficits.

Detailed description

The main aim of this research project is to evaluate the effects of a standardized intervention program for parents and professionals working with children and adolescents with FASD. Focus will be on care-persons' knowledge and skills and psychoeducation with regard to improved handling of behavioral problems and deficits in self-regulation due to FASD. To achieve this aim objectives will be: * to collect and analyse data on family empowerment, parenting skills and stress before and after participation in the intervention program. * to collect and analyse data on the child's behavior and deficits in self-regulation before and after participation in the intervention program. * to collect and analyse data on professionals' knowledge of FASD before and after participation in the intervention program. The current study hypothesizes that caregivers who understand and view their children's behavior from a neurodevelopmental perspective are more likely to feel competence, use antecedent strategies, and thereby reduce child problem behavior and improve functional outcome (Fig. 2). The investigators hypothesize that participation in this program will improve parental empowerment and child self-regulation and behavior compared with baseline assessments.

Conditions

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
• Behavior Problem
• Adaptive Behavior
• Learning Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Program of psychoeducation of parents and professionals	The program consists of a standardized manual-based treatment package as an easily accessible treatment tool for use by professionals in the specialist health services, who have treatment responsibilities for children diagnosed with FASD in Norway. The intervention program will last for about 2 months and includes eight sessions, including six digitally based, interactive psychoeducational sessions. Topics will be: 1. General information about FASD 2. Intervention strategies in kindergartens/schools for children with FASD 3. Families living with FASD - activities of daily living 4. Self-regulatory deficits - how to cope 5. Executive functions in daily life 6. Social development in children with FASD 7. Guidance in social settings 8. Challenging behavior - what can be done

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-05-01
• Primary completion: 2026-12-01
• Completion: 2026-12-01
• First posted: 2023-01-17
• Last updated: 2025-05-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway