AdolesCents Home based InterVEntion Study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
AdolesCents Home based InterVEntion Study
IRAS ID
299406
Contact name
Michael Absoud
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 7 months, 26 days
Research summary
Adolescents with intellectual disabilities (with or without autism) can present with behavior that challenges and/or a mental health condition (such as depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder). Currently, most interventions to manage behavior that challenges are provided in schools, although those children and adolescents spend only a third of their time in school. Parents are rarely involved in interventions and generalisation to the home situation is very limited. The focus of the proposed study is on helping parents of adolescents with intellectual disabilities (with or without autism) to manage concerning behaviors through home-based interventions. Our aim is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of teaching home-based interventions (e.g. toileting, communication skills) for parents for this population. We aim to recruit 60 adolescents aged between 11-19 years who attend local (South London) special school provision but who do not currently benefit from the education and therapy interventions at home. Interventions will be delivered by GSTT trained therapists over video conferencing or in families' homes. Each family will receive 3 - 10 therapy sessions each lasting ~1.5. hours. Therapists will engage with parents to establish the nominated target areas (up to 3 target areas) to work during the intervention sessions. Families will be asked to complete questionnaires pre- and post- interventions.
REC name
London - Queen Square Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/LO/0645
Date of REC Opinion
19 Oct 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion