Effectiveness of perceptual motor training on imitation skill in autism childre

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• Conditions: Autism spectrum disorder.; Autistic disorder; F84.0

• Registration Number: IRCT20240120060745N1
• Lead Sponsor: Research faculty of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 27 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

The child must be diagnosed with ASD (level two) from a child psychiatry specialist.
The child should be between 4.5 and 7 years old.
Gars-3 score should be between 71 and 100
During the research period, the child should not be subjected to treatments that are done to improve imitation skills. These treatments can include ABA or RIT or other treatments that directly improve participant's imitation skill.
The child should not have vision, hearing or neurological (physical-motor) problems.
No history of seizures in the last six months.
The child's caregiver should have sufficient motivation to participate in this research and implement the exercises.
The caregiver must have at least a third middle school education.

Exclusion Criteria

Gars-3 score lower than 70 and higher than 100
The child has behavioural problems and severe sensory disturbances that hinder his cooperation in doing exercises.
The child is being treated through other methods to improve imitation skills.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Child's Motor imitation skill. Timepoint: Measurement at the beginning and end of the study. Method of measurement: Motor imitation scale (MIS) assessment.;Child's perceptual motor skill. Timepoint: Measurement at the beginning and end of the study. Method of measurement: bruininks oseretsky test of motor proficiency assessment tool.