Music therapy and children with autism: the effect of family centred music therapy on the social communication skills of young children with autism.
- Conditions
- autismMental Health - Autistic spectrum disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12611000391976
- Lead Sponsor
- The University of Melbourne
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 24
Have a confirmed diagnosis of autism
Are aged between 3.0 - 6.0 years
Limited or no functional communication (limited single word utterances)
Receiving additional services from an Early Intervention centre with a family centred model of care and treatment contact time per child being less than 3 hours per week
Have not yet participated in individual music therapy sessions
Do not also have vision impairments, hearing impairments, ADHD or Cerebral Palsy
Are not receiving ABA therapy provided by a therapist for more than 5 hours a week
Communication skills at combining words stage
Have participated in individual music therapy sessions
Have vision impairments, hearing impairments, ADHD or Cerebral Palsy
Are receiving ABA therapy provided by a therapist for more than 5 hours a week
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Vineland Social Emotional Early Childhood Scales - mean score for interpersonal relationships and play/leisure time subscales.[baseline and 16 weeks after randomisation.];MacArthur-Bates Communication Development Inventories (Words and Gestures) - difference scores for all sections.[baseline, 16 weeks after randomisation and 24 weeks after randomisation.];Parent-Child Relationship Inventory - mean score for seven subscales.[baseline and 16 weeks after randomisation.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Social Responsiveness Scale - mean score[baseline, 16 weeks after randomisation and 24 weeks after randomisation.]