The Effects of SITS in Children With Autism.

NCT07428876 | Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: REC/RCR&AHS/SAEEDAMARYUM
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 26
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study will include 30 participants whose pre and post values will be calculated. Inclusion criteria for this study is autism spectrum disorder with the age group of 5\_11 years ,female and males both are included, those who are physically handi-capped and involved in some other neurological disorder or taking hypnotic and sedative drugs will be excluded. Participants will receive sensory integrated exercises (SIT) . Outcome to be measure and analyze will be repetitive behavior, communication, social interaction and motor skills. Tools used for data collection are REPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR QUESTIONNAIRE (RBQ-2). Gallium autism rating scale (GARS) second edition. Data will be analyzed through the SPSS version 23:00

Conditions

Child, Only

Keywords

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD); Sensory Integrated Therapy (SIT).

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• REPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR QUESTIONNAIRE

  The Repetitive Behaviour Questionnaire is a questionnaire designed to measure repetitive behaviour .It has two versions.it has total value 0-20

  baseline, 1st week and 4th week

• THE GILLIAM AUTISM RATING SCALE ,second edition

  The Gallium autism ratind scale is a Autism screening tool developed by Dr. James E. Gilliam to serve as a practical piece of early childhood developmental screenings when teachers, parents and other people who observe children are worried that the child might have Autism.it has 3 main parts 0-42 value.

  baseline, 1st week and 4th week

Study Arms (1)

experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

experrimental group. This intervention will be applied during 12 sessions , 4 weeks and 3 session each week for 45 mins.

Other: sensory integrated therapy exercises

Interventions

sensory integrated therapy exercises OTHER

This intervention will be applied during 12 sessions , 4 weeks and 3 session each week for 45 mins.

experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 11 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• \- Age 5 to 11
• highly functioning autistic children
• Either gender will be included
• children reported with sensory processing difficulties ,language and behaviour issues.

You may not qualify if:

• Any other neurological condition
• Children with physical disabilities
• sedative and hypnotic drug user

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Saeeda Maryum

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

• Patterson SY, Smith V, Jelen M. Behavioural intervention practices for stereotypic and repetitive behaviour in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2010 Apr;52(4):318-27. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03597.x.

  PMID: 20412248 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Saeeda Maryum, MS-PT

  Riphah International University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

IMRAN AMJAD, Phd

CONTACT

9233224390125; imran.amjad@riphah.edu.pk

Muhammad Asif Javed, MS-PT

CONTACT

923224209422; a.javed@riphah.edu.pk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: participants will get separate treatment protocols and possible efforts will be put to mask the both groups about the treatment
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: The study will include 30 participants whose pre and post values will be calculated. Inclusion criteria for this study is autism spectrum disorder with the age group of 5\_11 years ,female and males both are included, those who are physically handi-capped and involved in some other neurological disorder or taking hypnotic and sedative drugs will be excluded. Participants will receive sensory integrated exercises (SIT) . Outcome to be measure and analyze will be repetitive behavior, communication, social interaction and motor skills. Tools used for data collection are REPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR QUESTIONNAIRE (RBQ-2). Gallium autism rating scale (GARS) second edition. Data will be analyzed through the SPSS version 23:00.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 18, 2025
• First Posted: February 24, 2026
• Study Start: October 22, 2025
• Primary Completion: February 20, 2026
• Study Completion: February 23, 2026
• Last Updated: February 24, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)