Posture, Hand Functions and Sensory Processing Skills on Nutrition

NCT ID: NCT06209463

Last Updated: 2025-09-26

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-11-20

Study Completion Date

2024-04-04

Brief Summary

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To examine the effects of posture, hand functions and sensory processing skills on nutrition in children with autism spectrum disorder.

The study aims to include 40 children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), directed from the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Istanbul University, along with their parents/caregivers, and 40 healthy children along with their parents/caregivers.

Detailed Description

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Parents/caregivers of children diagnosed with ASD will be assessed using a demographic information form; sensory processing (Dunn Sensory Profile); nutrition (Screening Tool for Eating Problems (STEP), Brief Autism Mealtime Behavior Inventory (BAMBI)); quality of life (Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL 4.0)); children will undergo assessments for balance (Pediatric Berg Balance Scale); head posture (Craniovertebral angle method), hand functions (Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test); grip strength (Jamar Hand Dynamometer); and parents' evaluations for depression, anxiety, and stress levels (Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory).

The assessment duration, including explanations and questionnaires, will take approximately 1 hour.

Conditions

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Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism Autism, Mild ASD

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Study group

40 children with autism underwent postural assessments, including measurement of craniovertebral angle (CVA) for head posture and Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS) for postural control; hand function assessments, including Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test (JTHFT) for hand skills and Jamar hand dynamometer for hand grip strength; sensory processing assessments using Dunn Sensory Profile; nutrition problem assessments using the Screening Tool of Feeding Problems (STEP) and The Brief Autism Mealtime Behavior Inventory (BAMBI); and evaluation of life quality using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory-Parents Form (PedsQL-Parents Form). The Beck Depression Scale (BDI), Beck Anxiety Scale (BAI), and Trait-State Anxiety Scale were used to assess parents depression, anxiety, and anxiety status.

No interventions assigned to this group

Control group

40 typically developing children (control group) underwent postural assessments, including measurement of craniovertebral angle (CVA) for head posture and Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS) for postural control; hand function assessments, including Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test (JTHFT) for hand skills and Jamar hand dynamometer for hand grip strength; sensory processing assessments using Dunn Sensory Profile; nutrition problem assessments using the Screening Tool of Feeding Problems (STEP) and The Brief Autism Mealtime Behavior Inventory (BAMBI); and evaluation of life quality using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory-Parents Form (PedsQL-Parents Form).

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age between 5-10 years,
* Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD),
* Children scoring between 30-36.5 points on the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS),
* Absence of any oral structural disorders,
* Willingness of the parent to voluntarily participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Absence of physical, visual, and auditory impairments other than Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
* Presence of any additional neurological, genetic, or metabolic disorders.
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

10 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Istanbul University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Bezmialem Vakif University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Elif Durgut

ASST.PROF

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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YAĞMUR AYDOĞAN

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

BEZMIALEM FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY

Locations

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Bezmialem Vakıf University

Istanbul, Eyüp, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Bezmialem Vakıf University

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Other Identifiers

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5325597167

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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