Development of Sensory Based Narrative Intervention

NCT ID: NCT06141382

Last Updated: 2023-11-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

26 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-11-10

Study Completion Date

2023-12-22

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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The present study aims to bridge an existing gap in the literature in Pakistan, as there are no evidence based therapeutic intervention tools available for narratives in Urdu.

The study further aims to provide a interventional resource pack for bilingual population who has Urdu as their first and dominant language. There is no therapeutic tool available for intervention that has incorporated multimodal sensory input for language intervention. Since tools developed internationally and from other countries cannot be incorporated due to cultural sensitivity and linguistic complexity, therefore, the current study will be able to incorporate these limitations. This study will provide a novel resource for intervention in the context of Pakistan.

Conditions

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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English Language-Sensory based narrative intervention

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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

English Langugae-Sensory based narrative intervention

Intervention Type 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-Narrative intervention

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

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

English Language-Narrative intervention

Intervention Type 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.

Urdu Language-Sensory based narrative intervention

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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Urdu Langusge-Sensory based narrative intervention

Intervention Type 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-Narrative intervention

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

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Urdu Language-Narrative intervention

Intervention Type 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.

Bilingual-Sensory based narrative intervention

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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bilingual-Sensory based narrative intervention

Intervention Type 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-Narrative intervention

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

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Bilingual-Narrative intervention

Intervention Type 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.

Interventions

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English Langugae-Sensory based narrative intervention

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.

Intervention Type OTHER

English Language-Narrative intervention

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.

Intervention Type OTHER

Urdu Langusge-Sensory based narrative intervention

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.

Intervention Type OTHER

Urdu Language-Narrative intervention

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.

Intervention Type OTHER

Bilingual-Sensory based narrative intervention

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.

Intervention Type OTHER

Bilingual-Narrative intervention

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.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 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.

Exclusion Criteria

* 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.
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

11 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Rabia Zubair, MS-SLP/T

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

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Profiles Speech & Language Therapy Clinic

Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Pakistan

Central Contacts

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Imran Amjad, PhD

Role: CONTACT

03324390125

Rabia Zubair, MS-SLP/T

Role: CONTACT

03365581583

Facility Contacts

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Rabia Zubair, MS-SP/T

Role: primary

03365581583

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Other Identifiers

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RIPHAH/RCRS/REC/Letter-01202

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id