Sensorimotor Affect Relationship-based Therapy (SMART) for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders Ages 2-12

NCT ID: NCT01977248

Last Updated: 2015-02-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 37 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2013-10-31
• Study Completion Date: 2014-12-31

Brief Summary

The SMART Program at Nationwide Children's Hospital is an interdisciplinary social skills group that teaches children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) ages 2-12 the fundamental social skills necessary to build and maintain relationships. The manualized curriculum addresses skills such as joint attention, eye contact, play, and peer engagement. Currently individual goals are set for each child who participates and this is documented in the daily treatment note. In order to research group outcomes, the investigators will use parent questionnaires (an addition to current clinical practices) to measure changes in behavior after each 12 week session for up to one year of treatment. The investigators hypothesize that maladaptive behaviors will decrease and adaptive behaviors will increase in children with ASD after participation in the SMART program.

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder; Autistic Disorder

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

SMART therapy

The Sensorimotor Affect Relationship-based Therapy (SMART) program is an interdisciplinary program that teaches children ages 2-12.5 the fundamental skills necessary to build and maintain relationships. Sessions last for 12 weeks at a time and address skills such as: tolerance for sitting and structure, joint attention, eye contact, transitions between activities, participation in group activities, communication skills, and play skills.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Sensorimotor Affect Relationship-based Therapy (SMART)

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The SMART Program is an interdisciplinary program that teaches children ages 2-12.5 the fundamental skills necessary to build and maintain relationships. Sessions last for 12 weeks at a time and address skills such as: tolerance for sitting and structure, joint attention, eye contact, transitions between activities, participation in group activities, communication skills, and play skills.

Interventions

Sensorimotor Affect Relationship-based Therapy (SMART)

The SMART Program is an interdisciplinary program that teaches children ages 2-12.5 the fundamental skills necessary to build and maintain relationships. Sessions last for 12 weeks at a time and address skills such as: tolerance for sitting and structure, joint attention, eye contact, transitions between activities, participation in group activities, communication skills, and play skills.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Ages 2 to 12.5
• Diagnosis of ASD OR who meet a minimum ASD cutoff score on a screening questionnaire (SCQ or ASQ:SE, depending on age)

Exclusion Criteria

• Non-English speaking
• Uncorrected vision disorder
• Moderate to severe hearing loss
• Non-ambulatory
• Previous participation in a SMART group
• Accompaniment by aide
• Extreme behavioral disorder

• Minimum Eligible Age: 2 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Nationwide Children's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Kelly Tanner

Occupational Therapy Research Coordinator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Kelly J Tanner, MOT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Locations

Nationwide Children's Hospital Hilliard Close to Home

Hilliard, Ohio, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

IRB13-00460

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id