Trial reportJournal of pediatric psychology2019
Parent Training for Feeding Problems in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Initial Randomized Trial.
Trial report in Journal of pediatric psychology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of mealtime training for caregivers: effectiveness and social validity.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Interventions to Improve Outcomes for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a Parent Empowerment Program for Parents of Children with Autism: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Child: care, health and development · 2025Trial
- Parent Outcomes from a Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating a Modular Behavioral Intervention for Young Autistic Children.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025Trial
- Optimizing Parent Training to Improve Oral Health Behavior and Outcomes in Underserved Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Trial
- A Preliminary Evaluation of a Brief Behavioral Parent Training for Challenging Behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Trial
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- Effect of a parent-supported psychosocial development program on psychosocial outcomes of children aged 1-3 years: a waiting-list randomized controlled trial.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Association Between Autism-Related Symptoms and Mealtime Behavior Problems in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Behaviours that challenge in children with intellectual disability: systematic review and meta-analysis of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.BJPsych open · 2025Review
- A Scoping Review of Parenting Interventions with a Dual Focus on Improving Child Emotional and Physical Health.Research square · 2025Article
- Interventions to Promote Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Scoping Review.Nutrients · 2025Article
- A Survey of Community Providers on Feeding Problems in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Treatments for Eating Disorders in People with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Scoping Review.Pediatric reports · 2025Review
- "Giving Me the Self-Confidence to Tackle It": Mothers' Experiences Participating In The Engaged Eaters Program, A Caregiver-Mediated Feeding Intervention.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Feeding-Related Early Signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Narrative Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- Clinical Outcomes from an Interdisciplinary Outpatient Feeding Treatment Pilot Program.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2024Article
- The Efficacy of the Global Intensive Feeding Therapy on Feeding and Swallowing Abilities in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Assessment of Feeding Behaviors and Parents' Frustrations of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Lebanon: A Case-Control Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Effects of a mobile health nutrition intervention on dietary intake in children who have autism spectrum disorder.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objective: Many children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have feeding and mealtime problems. To address these, we conducted a pilot randomized trial of a new 11-session, individually delivered parent training program that integrated behavioral strategies and nutritional guidance (PT-F). Methods: Forty-two young children (age: 2 to 7-11 years) with ASD and feeding problems were assigned to 11 sessions of PT-F intervention over 20 weeks or a waitlist control. Outcomes included attendance, parent satisfaction, therapist fidelity, and preliminary assessments of child and parent outcomes. Results: Of the 21 PT-F families, attendance was high (85%) as was parent satisfaction (94% would recommend to others). Treatment fidelity was also high (97%-therapist integrity; 94%-parent adherence). Compared with waitlist, children whose parents participated in PT-F showed significantly greater reductions on the two parent-completed primary outcomes (Brief Autism Mealtime Behavior Inventory-Revised; Twald = -2.79; p = .003; About Your Child's Eating; Twald = -3.58; p = .001). On the independent evaluator-completed secondary eating outcome, the Clinical Global Impression-Improvement, 48.8% of the participants in PT-F were rated as "responders" compared with 0% in waitlist (p = .006). General child disruptive behavior outcomes decreased more in PT-F but not significantly. Parent outcomes of caregiver stress showed nonsignificant trends favoring PT-F with moderate to small effect sizes. Conclusions: This trial provides evidence for feasibility, satisfaction, and fidelity of implementation of PT-F for feeding problems in young children with ASD. Feeding outcomes also appeared favorable and lends support for conducting a larger efficacy trial.
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