Status unknownNCT01031511Updated Dec 14, 2009

Effect of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorders

An Early Phase 1 interventional study of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Social Recreational in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Anxiety, sponsored by National Healthcare Group, Singapore. Status unknown at 1 site in Singapore. Open to participants aged 9 Years to 16 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2009-12-14.

Sponsored by National Healthcare Group, Singapore · Early Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Feb 2009), so the status shown — last known as Active, not recruiting — may be out of date.

Phase: Early Phase 1
Study type: Interventional
Enrollment: 73
Allocation: Randomized
Ages: 9 Years to 16 Years
Sex: All

Study summary

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is an effective intervention program for children with High-Functioning Autistic Spectrum Disorder to remediate anxiety issues.

Conditions studied

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Anxiety

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Keywords

High-Functioning Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Anxiety
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Social Recreational
Parent Stress

In context

Autism Spectrum Disorder

1,727 studies on the registry are indexed under Autism Spectrum Disorder; 504 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 73 is above the median of 52 across 1,371 interventional studies indexed under Autism Spectrum Disorder.

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Lead sponsor

National Healthcare Group, Singapore is the lead sponsor of 14 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible: 9 Years to 16 Years
Sexes eligible: All
Accepts healthy volunteers: No

Inclusion criteria

Assessed to have Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified by the DSM-IV criteria, based on clinical interview, Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scale (ASDS) or Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS)
Child have a Verbal Comprehension Index of 80 and Perceptual Reasoning Index of 90 and above
No change of medication dosage 1 month prior to the commencement of program for the child and through out the duration of the study
Written parental consent and assent from children above 12 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Children with Verbal Comprehension Index of 80 and Perceptual Reasoning Index of 90 and below.
Children who are undergoing other Cognitive Behavioural treatment program concurrently
Those without parental consent will not be able to participate

Study design

Phase: Early Phase 1
Primary purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment: 73 participants (actual)

Study arms

Experimental
Treatment Group - CBT
Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
No intervention
Control Group
Other: Social Recreational

Interventions

BehavioralCognitive Behavioural Therapy
16 weekly sessions of 1.5 hrs in small groups of 3-4 children conducted by 2 therapists
OtherSocial Recreational
16 weekly sessions of 1.5 hrs in small groups of 3-4 children, conducted by 2 therapists

What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

Anxiety level of child
Time frame: Pre Treatment, Post-treatment, 3 months follow-up, 6 months follow-up, One year follow-up

Secondary outcomes

Parent Stress Level
Time frame: Pre Treatment, Post-treatment, 3 months follow-up, 6 months follow-up, One year follow-up

Study locations

1 site

Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Singapore, 168937, Singapore

Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026

No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 14, 2009, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Registry details

Key details

Study ID: NCT01031511
Lead sponsor: National Healthcare Group, Singapore
Collaborators: Nanyang Technological University, Autism Resource Centre, Singapore
First posted: Dec 14, 2009
Start date: Jun 2005
Primary completion: Jan 2010 (estimated)
Completion: Feb 2011 (estimated)
Last update: Dec 14, 2009

Study contacts

Min Sung

principal investigator · Institute of Mental Health, Singapore

Oversight

Data monitoring committee: Yes

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