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Telehealth Parent Coaching to Improve Activity Participation for Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Sensory Processing Disorders: A Prospective Study

What is being tested

parent coaching via telehealth

+ weekly self-learning materials and group discussion session

Behavioral

Who is being recruted

Autism Spectrum Disorder+1

+ Mental Disorders

+ Child Development Disorders, Pervasive

From 3 to 5 Years

+6 Eligibility Criteria

See all eligibility criteria

How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Interventional

Study Start: October 2023

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Summary

Principal SponsorNational Taiwan University Hospital

Study ContactMei-Hui Tseng, phD

Last updated: January 28, 2026

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Study start date: October 1, 2023

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This clinical trial focuses on helping young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who also experience sensory processing challenges. It aims to test new ways for parents to interact with and support their children through coaching sessions provided online, known as Telehealth. The study is crucial because it explores how these coaching methods can improve daily activities and interactions for children with ASD, potentially leading to better developmental outcomes and a more supportive home environment. The study involves two main parts. In the first part, researchers will assess how practical and workable the coaching sessions are by trying it out with a small group. In the second part, 65 children and their parents will participate, with some receiving weekly coaching sessions for 12 weeks, while others receive educational materials and group discussions. These coaching sessions focus on improving parent-child interactions and sensory processing strategies. To measure the success of the interventions, follow-up tests will be conducted three months after the program ends to see if the benefits last over time.

Official TitleTelehealth Parent Coaching to Improve Activity Participation for Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Sensory Processing Disorders: A Prospective Study

NCT06079632

Principal SponsorNational Taiwan University Hospital

Study ContactMei-Hui Tseng, phD

Last updated: January 28, 2026

Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

Design Details

68 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Conditions

Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 3 to 5 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Autism Spectrum DisorderMental DisordersChild Development Disorders, PervasiveNeurodevelopmental Disorders

Criteria

3 inclusion criteria required to participate

The child is 3 to 5 years old

The child is diagnosed with ASD by a child psychiatrist or specialist in psychology based on the DSM-5's diagnostic criteria

The child's score falls within the category of dysfunction in one or more sensory processing functions in the Sensory Profile (3-10 years old version)

3 exclusion criteria prevent from participating

Children diagnosed with major neuromuscular dysfunction or other disease diagnoses, such as epilepsy or other genetic diseases

Children whose parents could not speak Hokkenese or Chinese and read in Chinese

Individuals who have participated in the first year of this study

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups

Study Objectives

3 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental

Participant receive 12 weeks of sensory processing strategy coaching and parent-child interaction strategy coaching intervention.

Group II

Experimental

Each participant will first receive one-hour, one-on-one parent-child interaction strategy coaching every week via Telehealth until the parent's parent-child interaction skills and the child's social communication abilities reach a stable or upward trend, and the parent's sensory processing strategy utilization ability and the child's daily life participation scores that are continuously collected shows a stable or downward trend. After which, the one-hour, one-on-one sensory processing strategy coaching (C1) will be provided every week via Telehealth until the parent's sensory processing strategy utilization ability and the child's activity participation level reaches a stable trend.

Group III

Active Comparator

Participant will be provided with weekly self-learning materials and group discussion session for 12 weeks.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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