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

NCT ID: NCT06882642

Last Updated: 2025-05-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-05-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-03-28

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

Detailed Description

Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in social interactions, social communication and stereotyped behaviours associated with sensory disorders occurring before the age of 3.

According to DSM-5, sensory processing disorders include hyper-reactivity to sensory stimuli which is an adverse response to sensory stimuli (specific sounds or textures, excessive smells), hypo-reactivity as an apparent indifference to sensory stimuli (pain or temperature-hot/cold) and sensory seeking as a strong desire for sensory intake (touching of objects, visual fascination with lights and movements) or unusual sensory interests in the environment.] Multisensory interactions in spatial processing are investigated with functional neuroimaging and electrophysiological recordings. Using fMRI, researchers identified candidate multisensory areas by looking for regions of cortex that are activated by visual and tactile stimuli, showing that multisensory processing in the human brain involves the multisensory areas of ''association'' cortex as well as the modality-specific areas of cortex that are specialized for the processing of stimulus features such as colour, shape and texture.

Ayres Sensory Integration therapy (ASI) is an individualized intervention designed to address the specific underlying sensory-motor issues that may be affecting children's performance during daily routines and activities, including participation within the classroom and in other contexts of the school.

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder; Children; Therapy

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Sensory integration therapy

Autistic patients will undergo sensory integration therapy

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Sensory integration therapy

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Autistic patients will undergo sensory integration therapy

Interventions

Sensory integration therapy

Autistic patients will undergo sensory integration therapy

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 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.

Exclusion Criteria

• 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

• Minimum Eligible Age: 3 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 10 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Ain Shams University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Rahaf Mohamed Abdelrahman

Assistant Lecturer of Neurology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Ain Shams University

Cairo, , Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

FMASU MD71/2023

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id