Assessment of Factors Which Predict Improvement in Children With PDD After a Year of Integrative Therapy

BeerYaakov Mental Health Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Pervasive Developmental Disorder

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00531830

Children with PDD -31CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the current research is to assess the efficiency of the Integrative Therapy among children with PDD after a year of treatment in kindergartens in Ashdod, Israel.

An additional aim is to pinpoint specific changes in communication quality and functioning in different areas and recognize the prognostic factors, such as social interaction, affect and level of play. This analysis will contribute to developing more efficient treatment program, adapted to the needs of the treated children.

Full description

Integrative Therapy among children with PDD after a year of treatment in kindergartens in Ashdod, Israel.

An additional aim is to pinpoint specific changes in communication quality and functioning in different areas and recognize the prognostic factors, such as social interaction, affect and level of play. This analysis will contribute to developing more efficient treatment program, adapted to the needs of the treated children.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 6 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children with PDD
• Children aged from 2 years to 6 years

Exclusion criteria

• Children with severe retardation

Trial design

60 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Description:

Preschool children with PDD

2

Description:

Preschool children without PDD