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Ayres Sensory Integration Therapy on Occupational Performance in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Interventions
Behavioral: Ayres Sensory Integration Therapy
Behavioral: Home Program
Registration Number
NCT05718362
Lead Sponsor
Bezmialem Vakif University
Brief Summary

Ayres Sensory Integration (ASI) Therapy is an individualized intervention designed to address specific underlying sensorimotor issues that may affect children's performance during daily routines and occupations. The intervention takes place in the context of play, emphasizes the active participation of the child, involves a collaborative relationship between the occupational therapist and the child, and focuses on participation-oriented outcomes that are collected at regular intervals throughout the intervention program. In general, its content is to improve the child's occupational performance.

The program, which will be carried out in accordance with the Ayres Sensory Integration Fidelity Measure®, it is aimed to reduce the autism-specific symptoms of the child with autism and the dependence of the child on the caregiver in self-care activities. It is predicted that this whole process will increase the participation and his performance of the child with autism in his occupations related to his daily life.

H0: Ayres Sensory Integration Therapy has no effect on the occupational performance of the child with autism spectrum disorder.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
35
Inclusion Criteria
  • Children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition
  • Level 1 (requiring support) and Level 2 (requiring substantial support) are severity levels for Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Age at first and second test between 3 years and 10 years
Exclusion Criteria
  • Accompanying neurodevelopmental, psychiatric, neurological or physical diagnosis

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Intervention GroupAyres Sensory Integration TherapyAyres Sensory Integration Therapy and Home Program
Control GroupHome ProgramHome Program
Intervention GroupHome ProgramAyres Sensory Integration Therapy and Home Program
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Occupational Performance4 months

Occupational performance will be evaluated with Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). The measure is a goal-oriented, individualized, client-centered tool in which participants can set different goals in self-care, productivity, and leisure.

* The measure is a semi-structured assessment applied to determine the daily activities that participants have difficulty with.

* All activities said by the participants are scored between 1-10 points and the first five activities are selected.

* These activities are also scored between 1-10 points according to performance and satisfaction.

* Scores are compared by applying the same scale after the intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Bezmialem Vakıf University

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Istanbul, İ̇stanbul, Turkey

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