Sensory Integration Therapy in a Sample of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

NCT06882642 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: FMASU MD71/2023
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to determine the effects of therapy in sensory rooms with multisensory environment on the severity of autism spectrum disorder and stereotyped and repetitive behaviours in a sample of Egyptian children with autism spectrum disorder

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder; Children; Therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Effect of sensory integration therapy

  Effect of sensory integration therapy on autism spectrum disorder symptoms and signs and severity. The sessions are held weekly for 12 weeks, lasting half an hour, and the measurement is done before and after them, taking an hour. The sensory integration program lasts 12 weeks with 12 sessions, each 30 minutes. Participants must attend at least 9 sessions. Afterward, they will be reassessed using CARS and the Sensory Profile Caregiver questionnaire. The sensory room provides multisensory stimulation through tools like projectors, fibre optics, and auditory devices.

  12 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Sensory integration therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Autistic patients will undergo sensory integration therapy

Procedure: Sensory integration therapy

Interventions

Sensory integration therapy PROCEDURE

Autistic patients will undergo sensory integration therapy

Sensory integration therapy

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• All patients included in the study are diagnosed with Autism spectrum disorder according to DSM-V criteria.
• Participants have to have a sensory problem in their diagnostic criteria.
• Age ranges between 3-10 years. (as scope of the study is focused on children)
• Both males and females.
• Parents or guardian agreed to informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• Parents refusing to participate in the research
• Children with comorbid psychiatric and/or neurological disorder
• Children with co-morbid sensory deficit, hearing , vision, and motor deficit
• Intelligence quotient level below 60
• Children who scored typical performance in the sensory profile care-giver questionnaire

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ain Shams University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ain Shams University

Cairo, 11591, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Lecturer of Neurology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 27, 2025
• First Posted: March 18, 2025
• Study Start: May 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: March 28, 2025
• Study Completion: March 28, 2025
• Last Updated: May 22, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: After the end of study for one year.
• Access Criteria: The data will be available upon a reasonable request from the corresponding author after the end of study for one year.

Locations

EG (1)