Understanding Repetitive Behaviours: A clinical and cost effectiveness trial of a parent group intervention to help respond to restrictive, repetitive behaviours in young autistic children. Image In a nutshellThe main aim of the URB trial was to compare two parent groups. One parent group focuses on helping parents to understand and respond to their children’s restricted and repetitive behaviours. The other is a broader group, giving parents more general information about autism.NB: Originally this was called the "managing repetitive behaviours" trial, but later the approach was re-named "understanding repetitive behaviours" to better reflect its focus on helping parents understand, rather than manage, their children. About the projectThis study was a randomized controlled trial carried out in three different areas across the UK. It compared the Understanding Repetitive Behaviours parent group to the Learning about Autism parent group. Parents and carers were able to take part in this research if they had a young child aged between 3 – 10, who had a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. You can read more about the study design in detail here: The URB StudyOuputsMain project results: Understanding Repetitive Behaviours: A clinical and cost-effectiveness, multi-site randomised controlled trial of a group for parents and carers of young autistic childrenHealth Economics EvaluationComplete Funder ReportFunderNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health & Technology AssessmentKey contactProfessor Sue Fletcher-Watson This article was published on Thursday 13 October 2022
