Development of Sensory Based Narrative Intervention

NCT06141382 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: RIPHAH/RCRS/REC/Letter-01202
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 26
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to develop a sensory based narrative intervention and see its effect on vocabulary development in children with autism spectrum disorder. Sensory based narrative intervention will be developed, and participants of experimental group will be given this treatment for 6 weeks. Control group participants will be given only narrative intervention. Vocabulary improvement will be documented pre-post testing in both groups.

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Keywords

Autism Spectrum disorder; Language disorders in children; Narrative therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Attention span

  Changes from baseline, change in attention span will be measured in time in seconds pre and post intervention.

  18 days

• Sequencing skill

  Change from baseline, sequencing skill will be measured as an ability to to place correct 3 part sequence picture of the story.

  18 days

• Vocabulary development

  Change from baseline, vocabulary development will be measured through comprehension of individual grammatical categories such as nouns, verbs, adjectives and preposition pre and post frequency will be recorded through a record form and calculated.

  18 days

• Initiation for expression

  change from baseline, initiation for expression will be documented in terms of time taken to initiate attempts at production level. It will be recorded on a record form with the help of stop watch on a record form.

  18 days

• Non verbal communication

  change from baseline, non verbal communication attempts will be documented on a record form on each enlisted vocabulary word as highlighted by the blind reviewer pre and post testing.

  18 days

Study Arms (6)

English Language-Sensory based narrative intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

This experimental group participants will receive sensory based intervention in English language.

Other: English Langugae-Sensory based narrative intervention

English Language-Narrative intervention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This Control group participants will receive narrative intervention in English language.

Other: English Language-Narrative intervention

Urdu Language-Sensory based narrative intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

This experimental group participants will receive sensory based narrative intervention in Urdu language.

Other: Urdu Langusge-Sensory based narrative intervention

Urdu Language-Narrative intervention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This control group participants will receive narrative intervention in Urdu language.

Other: Urdu Language-Narrative intervention

Bilingual-Sensory based narrative intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

This experimental group participants will receive sensory based narrative intervention in both English and Urdu language.

Other: Bilingual-Sensory based narrative intervention

Bilingual-Narrative intervention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This control group participants will receive narrative intervention in both English and Urdu language.

Other: Bilingual-Narrative intervention

Interventions

English Langugae-Sensory based narrative intervention OTHER

Sensory based narrative intervention (auditory, visual and tactile stimulations) in English language will be administered on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Intervention will be administered thrice a week in 45-minute-long session for 6 weeks.

English Language-Sensory based narrative intervention

English Language-Narrative intervention OTHER

Narrative intervention with the help of only pictures in English language will be administered on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Intervention will be administred thrice a week in 45-minute long session for 6 weeks.

English Language-Narrative intervention

Urdu Langusge-Sensory based narrative intervention OTHER

Sensory based narrative intervention (auditory, visual and tactile stimulations) in Urdu language will be administered on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Intervention will be administered thrice a week in 45-minute-long session for 6 weeks.

Urdu Language-Sensory based narrative intervention

Urdu Language-Narrative intervention OTHER

Narrative intervention with the help of only pictures in Urdu language will be administered on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Intervention will be administered thrice a week in 45-minute long session for 6 weeks.

Urdu Language-Narrative intervention

Bilingual-Sensory based narrative intervention OTHER

Sensory based narrative intervention (auditory, visual and tactile stimulations) in both English and Urdu language will be administered on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Intervention will be administered thrice a week in 45-minute-long session for 6 weeks.

Bilingual-Sensory based narrative intervention

Bilingual-Narrative intervention OTHER

Narrative intervention with the help of only pictures in both English and Urdu language will be administered on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Intervention will be administered thrice a week in 45-minute long session for 6 weeks.

Bilingual-Narrative intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 11 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Participants with mild to moderate ASD aged between 6-11 years as assessed by ADOS (already diagnosed).
• CARS score 30-37 (mild to moderate)
• Both male and female participants.
• ASD participants at 2 Information Carrying word-level receptively and at Blank level 1 expressively. (will incorporate nouns, verbs and adjectives as per individual linguistic level).
• Participants with Urdu as their first language (home language) and English as a second language.

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals with any co-morbidity with Autism spectrum Disorder, such as hearing impairment, cleft lip and palate, visual impairment etc.
• Individuals with a mild to moderate diagnosis but severe behavioral difficulties
• Participants with any known sensory difficulties restricting use of certain sensory props.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Profiles Speech & Language Therapy Clinic

Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, 46000, Pakistan

RECRUITING

Related Publications (8)

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  PMID: 26806602 BACKGROUND

• Barnes JL, Baron-Cohen S. The big picture: storytelling ability in adults with autism spectrum conditions. J Autism Dev Disord. 2012 Aug;42(8):1557-65. doi: 10.1007/s10803-011-1388-5.

  PMID: 22042307 BACKGROUND

• Ferretti F, Adornetti I, Chiera A, Nicchiarelli S, Valeri G, Magni R, Vicari S, Marini A. Time and Narrative: An Investigation of Storytelling Abilities in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Front Psychol. 2018 Jun 19;9:944. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00944. eCollection 2018.

  PMID: 29971024 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 26935766 BACKGROUND

• Beytollahi S, Soleymani Z, Jalaie S. The Development of a New Test for Consecutive Assessment of Narrative Skills in Iranian School-Age Children. Iran J Med Sci. 2020 Nov;45(6):425-433. doi: 10.30476/ijms.2019.81984.

  PMID: 33281259 BACKGROUND

• Venkatraman K, Thiruvalluvan V. Development of narratives in Tamil-speaking preschool children: A task comparison study. Heliyon. 2021 Jul 21;7(7):e07641. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07641. eCollection 2021 Jul.

  PMID: 34368487 BACKGROUND

• Abdalla F, Mahfoudhi A, Alhudhainah S. Structural Development of Narratives in Arabic: Task Complexity, Age, and Cultural Factors. Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch. 2020 Apr 7;51(2):405-415. doi: 10.1044/2019_LSHSS-19-00044. Epub 2020 Feb 20.

  PMID: 32084324 BACKGROUND

• Bowles RP, Justice LM, Khan KS, Piasta SB, Skibbe LE, Foster TD. Development of the Narrative Assessment Protocol-2: A Tool for Examining Young Children's Narrative Skill. Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch. 2020 Apr 7;51(2):390-404. doi: 10.1044/2019_LSHSS-19-00038. Epub 2020 Feb 5.

  PMID: 32073376 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Rabia Zubair, MS-SLP/T

  Riphah International University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Imran Amjad, PhD

CONTACT

03324390125; imran.amjad@riphah.edu.pk

Rabia Zubair, MS-SLP/T

CONTACT

03365581583; rabia.zubair@riphah.edu.pk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 9, 2023
• First Posted: November 21, 2023
• Study Start: November 10, 2023
• Primary Completion: December 22, 2023
• Study Completion: December 22, 2023
• Last Updated: November 21, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)