A study to compare two intervention therapy programs in children with autism, one involving weekly visits and other involving 6 weekly visits
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Autism Spectrum disorder
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/09/009664
- Lead Sponsor
- Indian Council of Medical Research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 90
1.Children in the age group of 2-6 years diagnosed as Autism as per the DSM-V Criteria.
2.Children residing within the National Capital Region of Delhi.
3.Primary caregiver willing to attend training sessions at CDC once a week, on specified dates, for the one-year study period.
4.Primary caregiver willing to spend at least 4 hours daily with their child for therapy related activities, for one-year study period.
1.Children with co-morbid Cerebral Palsy, vision or hearing impairment, refractory seizures or a neurodegenerative disorder
2.Children with chronic serious systemic illnesses like chronic lung disease, chronic liver disease, congenital heart disease etc.
3.Children with known neuro-developmental disorders like Downs syndrome, Fragile-X syndrome etc.
4.Children with developmental quotient less than 35.
5.Children who have received at least 3 months of regular behavioral modification therapy in last 6 months.
6.Families in which the language spoken at home is other than Hindi or English.
7.The primary caregiver has not completed secondary education.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Change in the Intelligence Quotient/Developmental QuotientTimepoint: 1 year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Change in the total score on Childhood Autism Rating scale. <br/ ><br>2.Change in the subscales scores on Aberrant behavior checklist <br/ ><br>3.Change in the expressive and receptive speech level on LPT/REEL <br/ ><br>4.Change in the standard domains scores on Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1 year