Effectiveness of Music Therapy for Speech Delay and Social Skills in Children With Autism
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Chinese version of the Preschool Language Scale (PLS)
研究概览
简要总结
This research is a single-blind randomized controlled trial, where the investigators plan to recruit 40 children with autism, randomly divided into two groups. The music therapy intervention group will receive an hour of group music therapy in addition to traditional language therapy. The control group will receive only traditional language therapy. The trial will last for 8 weeks, and participants in both groups will be assessed before and after the trial.
During the study, the investigators will assess the language abilities autism trait performance, adaptive function, emotional behavior, and parent-child stress levels.
详细描述
This research is a single-blind randomized controlled trial, where the investigators plan to recruit 40 children with autism, randomly divided into two groups. The music therapy intervention group will receive an hour of group music therapy in addition to traditional language therapy. The control group will receive only traditional language therapy. The trial will last for 8 weeks, and participants in both groups will be assessed before and after the trial.
During the study, the investigators will assess the language abilities, autism trait performance, adaptive function, emotional behavior, and parent-child stress levels.
The study hypothesizes that music therapy can contribute to improving language development delays in children with autism and may enhance their language development. The investigators hope that this research can propose more diversified therapeutic methods for language development in children with autism.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 3 Years 至 5 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •children with autism
- •aged 3-5 y/o
- •children with speech delay (T-score of Preschool Language Scale < 40)
- •Mandarin as first language
排除标准
- •children with other neurological diseases
- •children without verbal output
- •children with articulation or voice disorder
研究组 & 干预措施
Music therapy group
干预措施: music therapy, speech therapy (Behavioral)
Control group
干预措施: speech therapy (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Chinese version of the Preschool Language Scale (PLS)
时间窗: 8 weeks
assess the language abilities of children, minimum value 0, maximum value 83, higher scores means a better outcome
次要结局
- Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 1½-5 (CBCL 1½-5)(8 weeks)
- Parenting Stress Index(8 weeks)
- Checklist for Autism Spectrum Disorder-Chinese Version (CASD-C)(8 weeks)