Can a 13-Week parenting course ease the strain of raising a child with autism?
NCT ID NCT05750095
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two parenting programs for parents of children aged 2-6 with autism spectrum disorder. One is a structured 13-week group program (Incredible Years), the other is a shorter workshop series. The goal is to see if the longer program reduces parent stress and improves confidence and quality of life. 240 parents are being recruited in Norway.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Incredible Years Autism Spectrum and Language Delay Programme (a structured group-based parenting program)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an evidence-based way to reduce parent stress and improve family quality of life for families of young children with autism.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small trial (240 participants) comparing two existing programs, so differences may be small. Results may not apply to all families or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 240 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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2 to 6 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Parent of child diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, age 2-6 Exclusion Criteria: * Level of Norwegian insufficient to benefit from a parental program without the use of an interpreter * Ongoing major crisis in the family or major disabling condition in the participating parent * Ongoing participation in another manualized (any) parent program
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Haukeland University Hospital
RECRUITINGBergen, Norway
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Helse Fonna
RECRUITINGHaugesund, Norway
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St Olavs Hospital
RECRUITINGTrondheim, Norway
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