Establish the Couple Intervention Program for Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT05875376

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arm

Anticipated Duration (Months)

0.6

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The development of adult intimate relationships and the transition into couplehood are part of most people's life cycles, but these transitions become very challenging for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in as much as social interactions, emotional communication, and reciprocity, which are essential for interpersonal relationships, are made more difficult due to the condition itself. In the Adult ASD Clinic of National Taiwan University Hospital, we observe that the wives of the ASD husband suffer from long-term frustration, loneliness and helplessness, and are frequently experience anxiety and depression, that in turns changes the family's function and impacts on children's mental health. To date, there are limited intervention models focusing on couple therapy for ASD adults (or neurodiverse couple). Given the strong needs of clinical service, this study aims to identify the common problems of the ASD couples and develop a program to improve their partner relationships.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Autism Spectrum Disorder	Behavioral: Couple group therapy	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

20 participants

Allocation:

N/A

Intervention Model:

Single Group Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Establish the Couple Intervention Program for Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Actual Study Start Date :

Jan 1, 2022

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Dec 31, 2024

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Dec 31, 2024

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: ASD couple Either one of the couple has ASD diagnosis, including couples who are married or in romantic relationship.	Behavioral: Couple group therapy Introduction of "I" statements Focus of each conversation Emotion acknowledgement Self-assurance and positive feedback teamwork and cooperation Reflection

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: ASD couple

Either one of the couple has ASD diagnosis, including couples who are married or in romantic relationship.

Behavioral: Couple group therapy

Introduction of "I" statements Focus of each conversation Emotion acknowledgement Self-assurance and positive feedback teamwork and cooperation Reflection

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, ADOS [6 weeks]
range from 0 to 8 for each item. Higher the score, worse the symptoms
Autism Spectrum Quotient [6 weeks]
range from 0 to 3 for each item, total score of 50. Higher the score, wrose the related symptoms.
Empathy Quotient [6 weeks]
range from 0 to 3 for each item, total score of 40. Higher the score, worse the empathy
Social Responsiveness Scale, SRS [6 weeks]
65 questions, range from 1 to 5. Higher the score, worse the symptom
Quality of socialization questionnaire, QSQ [6 weeks]
selected part of the questionnaire to examine the quality of interaction. Higher the score, better the socialization

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

20 Years to 60 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

one person of each couple has either Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis or the autism spectrum quotient scoring above or equal to 26
able to communicate in Chinese
Wechsler Intelligence scoring above 70

Exclusion Criteria:

Psychiatric disorder (i.e. schizophrenia, substance abuse)
unable to communication (i.e. visual or auditory impairment)

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	National Taiwan University Hospital	Taipei		Taiwan

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Taiwan University Hospital

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

National Taiwan University Hospital

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05875376

Other Study ID Numbers:

202106091RINC

First Posted:

May 25, 2023

Last Update Posted:

May 25, 2023

Last Verified:

Aug 1, 2022

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by National Taiwan University Hospital

autism spectrum disorder, couple therapy

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Disease

Autistic Disorder

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Child Development Disorders, Pervasive

Study Results

No Results Posted as of May 25, 2023