Ayres Sensory Integration Therapy on Occupational Performance in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

NCT05718362 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CORAKCİ-001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 35
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Ayres Sensory Integration (ASI) Therapy is an individualized intervention designed to address specific underlying sensorimotor issues that may affect children's performance during daily routines and occupations. The intervention takes place in the context of play, emphasizes the active participation of the child, involves a collaborative relationship between the occupational therapist and the child, and focuses on participation-oriented outcomes that are collected at regular intervals throughout the intervention program. In general, its content is to improve the child's occupational performance. The program, which will be carried out in accordance with the Ayres Sensory Integration Fidelity Measure®, it is aimed to reduce the autism-specific symptoms of the child with autism and the dependence of the child on the caregiver in self-care activities. It is predicted that this whole process will increase the participation and his performance of the child with autism in his occupations related to his daily life. H0: Ayres Sensory Integration Therapy has no effect on the occupational performance of the child with autism spectrum disorder.

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Keywords

Ayres Sensory Integration; Occupational Performance

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Occupational Performance

  Occupational performance will be evaluated with Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). The measure is a goal-oriented, individualized, client-centered tool in which participants can set different goals in self-care, productivity, and leisure. * The measure is a semi-structured assessment applied to determine the daily activities that participants have difficulty with. * All activities said by the participants are scored between 1-10 points and the first five activities are selected. * These activities are also scored between 1-10 points according to performance and satisfaction. * Scores are compared by applying the same scale after the intervention.

  4 months

Study Arms (2)

Intervention Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Ayres Sensory Integration Therapy and Home Program

Behavioral: Ayres Sensory Integration Therapy; Behavioral: Home Program

Control Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Home Program

Behavioral: Home Program

Interventions

Ayres Sensory Integration Therapy BEHAVIORAL

It is an intervention method whose effectiveness is questioned. It is a therapy program applied according to Ayres Sensory Integration Fidelity Measure.

Intervention Group

Home Program BEHAVIORAL

These are the activities created for the participants (both intervention and control groups) and to be done in the home environment.

Control Group; Intervention Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 3 Years - 10 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition
• Level 1 (requiring support) and Level 2 (requiring substantial support) are severity levels for Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Age at first and second test between 3 years and 10 years

You may not qualify if:

• Accompanying neurodevelopmental, psychiatric, neurological or physical diagnosis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bezmialem Vakif University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Bezmialem Vakıf University

Istanbul, İ̇stanbul, 34762, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Corakci Yazicioglu Z, Bumin G. Occupational Therapy Using Sensory Integration for Enhancing Occupational Performance in Children with Autism: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Autism Dev Disord. 2025 Jul 25. doi: 10.1007/s10803-025-06970-1. Online ahead of print.

  PMID: 40711707 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Zeynep Çorakcı

  Bezmialem Vakif University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer

Model Details: 2 groups will be formed as study and control. A simple random distribution will be made when creating groups.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 6, 2023
• First Posted: February 8, 2023
• Study Start: January 6, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 24, 2023
• Study Completion: May 24, 2023
• Last Updated: May 25, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)