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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MSBR) for Autism (ASD Trial)

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Waitlist Available

Led By Cameron L Neece, Ph.D.

Research Sponsored by Loma Linda University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 12-month follow-up visit

Awards & highlights

ASD Trial Summary

This trial is examining whether Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction can help reduce parenting stress, reactivity, and negativity, and decrease child externalizing behaviors among families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Eligible Conditions

Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder

ASD Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 12-month follow-up visit

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~12-month follow-up visit

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 12-month follow-up visit for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary outcome measures

Child Externalizing Behavior Problems as Evidenced by Reductions in the Externalizing Score on a Standardized Parent-report Questionnaire.

Child Externalizing Behavior Problems as Evidenced by Reductions in the Externalizing Scores on a Standardized Parent-report Questionnaire.

Secondary outcome measures

Parenting Stress

ASD Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MSBR)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

MSBR (Kabat-Zinn, 1990), 8-week group-based intervention where participants learn mindfulness skills to help alleviate parenting stress among parents of young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Group II: Psychoeducational Support Group (PE)Active Control1 Intervention

PE is a 8-week group-based intervention to provide psychosocial support and resources for parents of young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MSBR)

2003

Completed Phase 3

~260

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Loma Linda UniversityLead Sponsor

306 Previous Clinical Trials

260,870 Total Patients Enrolled

California State University, FullertonOTHER

5 Previous Clinical Trials

1,288 Total Patients Enrolled

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)NIH

1,963 Previous Clinical Trials

2,674,623 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Does the age criterion for entry into this trial not exceed 75 years?

"For eligibility in this study, applicants must be between 3 and 5 years of age."

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Do I meet the criteria to join this experiment?

"To qualify for the trial, participants must have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and be aged between 3 to 5 years old. All in all, 138 individuals are needed to complete this study."

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What is the scope of participation in this clinical investigation?

"Affirmative, the clinicaltrials.gov website confirms that this trial is currently looking for participants. First posted on July 21st 2018 and most recently modified on April 21st 2022, it seeks to enroll 138 individuals from a single medical site."

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Is this experiment available to recruits at the present time?

"This study, which was initially put up on July 21st 2018 and updated lastly on April 20th 2022 is currently seeking enrollees. Clinicaltrials.gov hosts the pertinent information about this clinical trial."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Mindfulness for Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorder

Cameron Neece 2018. "Mindfulness for Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorder". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03459625.