Study Comparing the Effects of SPM Techniques, Individually vs. Grouped in Children With ASD

Riphah International University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder

Treatments: Other: Sensory Perceptual Motor Training on Group; Other: Sensory Perceptual Motor Training on Individual

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06661369

REC/RCR & AHS/24/0321

Details and patient eligibility

About

Autism is the most prevalent disorder as it affects attention, awareness, cognitive development, social development, and emotional aspects too. It is one of the comprehensive developmental disorders in the early stage, which is characterized by weak social learning and communication, limited activities, interests, learning, insufficient imaginative and stereotypical thinking or non-functional thinking of movements and verbalities. A lack of sensory perception leads to a leading autistic child's sensitivity to sensory stimuli or weak sensitivity and the child is not aware of the surrounding environment.

Full description

The current study will be randomized control trial; data will be collected from Lahore Garrison Institute of Special Education. This study will be conducted with 32 participants equally divided into two groups. Inclusion criteria will be Children who diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (mild & moderate) according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, (DSM-5), Have an IQ 70 according to Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales and be able to understand and follow instructions, Children whose age between 4 to 12 and All participants had to be able to sit and walk without support according to GMFCS. Exclusion criteria for the study include Children who will associate with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder signs, Upper limb musculoskeletal injuries, Visual or auditory impairments, Children who had received sensory integration therapy for > 3 months within the past 6 months and Children with speech delay, hearing impairment, or intellectual disability. SPM training will be given each child individually in the first group. In the second group techniques will be apply in a group therapy. The SPM training programme will apply for 10 months. Outcomes, including the Test of Movement Battery for Children, Quality of life scale will be use. Data analysis will be performed using SPSS version 23.00

Enrollment: 36 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children who diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (mild & moderate) according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, (DSM-5)
• Have an IQ 70 according to Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales
• Children whose age between 4 to 12
• All participants had to be able to sit and walk without support

Exclusion criteria

• Children who will associate with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder signs
• Upper limb musculoskeletal injuries
• Visual or auditory impairments
• Children who had received sensory integration therapy for > 3 months within the past 6 months
• Children with speech delay, hearing impairment, or intellectual disability

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Individual ASD Children

Experimental group

Description:

Activities were applied individually for the IND group. Individual training was applied according to the treatment protocol, activities done by step by step from simple to complex. Each activities for individuals training will be applied for 2 hours, three sessions per week, for ten successive months

Treatment:

Other: Sensory Perceptual Motor Training on Individual

Group of ASD Children

Experimental group

Description:

Activities were applied in group . Group training was applied according to the treatment protocol, activities done by step by step from simple to complex. each activities for group training will be applied for 2 hours, three sessions per week, for ten successive months

Treatment:

Other: Sensory Perceptual Motor Training on Group