Trial reportSleep medicine2013
Behavioral parent training to address sleep disturbances in young children with autism spectrum disorder: a pilot trial.
Trial report in Sleep medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 49 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Telehealth Delivery of Treatment for Sleep Disturbances in Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Development and Pilot of a Sleep Resource for Carers of Pre-school Aged Children to be Used as Part of the Bedtime Routine
Who cites it
49 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Project AIM: Autism intervention meta-analysis for studies of young children.Psychological bulletin · 2020Pooled it
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- Randomised Controlled Trial of a Behavioural Sleep Intervention, 'Sleeping Sound', for Autistic Children: 12-Month Outcomes and Moderators of Treatment.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Trial
- Optimizing Parent Training to Improve Oral Health Behavior and Outcomes in Underserved Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Trial
- Sleeping Sound Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): a randomised controlled trial of a brief behavioural sleep intervention in primary school-aged autistic children.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2022Trial
- Randomized Behavioral Sleep Clinical Trial to Improve Outcomes in Children With Down Syndrome.American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities · 2022Trial
- Parent Training for Feeding Problems in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Initial Randomized Trial.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2019Trial
- Exploring sleep quality of young children with autism spectrum disorder and disruptive behaviors.Sleep medicine · 2018Trial
- Atomoxetine, Parent Training, and Their Effects on Sleep in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology · 2018Trial
- A Randomized, Crossover Trial of a Novel Sound-to-Sleep Mattress Technology in Children with Autism and Sleep Difficulties.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2017Trial
- Beyond Intervention: A Scoping Review of Parent Engagement in Parent-Implemented Intervention for Autistic Children.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Feasibility and effectiveness of a clinical model of sleep education for children with IDD: a record review.Frontiers in sleep · 2026Article
- Exploring Occupational Therapists' Sleep Intervention Approaches and Perspectives for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Malaysian Qualitative Study.Occupational therapy international · 2026Article
- Early Interventionist-Guided and Parent-Implemented Behavior Support To Reduce Challenging Behaviors of Autistic Children.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Parent stress reduction interventions and sleep problems in autistic youth.Research in autism · 2025Article
- A Pilot Pre-Post Study of an Internet-Based Sleep Education Program for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Sleep Disturbance in Japan.Yonago acta medica · 2025Article
- A Survey of Community Providers on Feeding Problems in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- A Practice Pathway for the Treatment of Night Wakings in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Review
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6 authors.
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Abstract
objectivesA large percentage of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have bedtime and sleep disturbances. However, the treatment of these disturbances has been understudied. The purpose of our study was to develop a manualized behavioral parent training (BPT) program for parents of young children with ASD and sleep disturbances and to test the feasibility, fidelity, and initial efficacy of the treatment in a small randomized controlled trial (RCT). PARTICIPANTS AND
methodsParents of a sample of 40 young children diagnosed with ASD with an average age of 3.5years were enrolled in our study. Participants were randomized to either the BPT program group or a comparison group who were given nonsleep-related parent education. Each participant was individually administered a 5-session program delivered over the 8-week study. Outcome measures of feasibility, fidelity, and efficacy were collected at weeks 4 and 8 after the baseline time point. Children's sleep was assessed by parent report and objectively by actigraphy.
resultsOf the 20 participants in each group, data were available for 15 participants randomized to BPT and 18 participants randomized to the comparison condition. Results supported the feasibility of the manualized parent training program and the comparison program. Treatment fidelity was high for both groups. The BPT program group significantly improved more than the comparison group based on the primary sleep outcome of parent report. There were no objective changes in sleep detected by actigraphy.
conclusionsOur study is one of few RCTs of a BPT program to specifically target sleep disturbances in a well-characterized sample of young children with ASD and to demonstrate the feasibility of the approach. Initial efficacy favored the BPT program over the comparison group and suggested that this manualized parent training approach is worthy of further examination of the efficacy within a larger RCT.
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