The Effects of Spinal Manipulative Therapy and Neuromuscular Reeducation on the Presentation of Autistic Symptoms in Children
试验速览
- 阶段
- 1 期
- 状态
- 终止
- 入组人数
- 8
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Assessing change using the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist
研究概览
简要总结
This study explores the effectiveness of chiropractic and neuromuscular reeducation as complementary and alternative medicine treatment approaches for autism. Our investigation maintains the following three hypotheses:
- Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) will reduce the presentation of autistic symptoms in children.
- Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) in conjunction with neuromuscular reeducation will reduce the presentation of autistic symptoms in children.
- The presentation of autistic symptoms in children will significantly differ between the treatment groups of spinal manipulative therapy and spinal manipulative therapy in unification with neuromuscular reeducation.
详细描述
We aim to describe and illustrate the roles of spinal manipulative therapy and neuromuscular reeducation in autistic children at a CAM university health center with regard to the following:
- To measure the safety and efficacy of spinal manipulative therapy for the autism spectrum disorders
- To measure the safety and efficacy of spinal manipulative therapy and neuromuscular reeducation for the treatment of the autism spectrum disorders
- To begin to establish or debunk debated SMT treatment for autism
- To evaluate, gauge, and improve current autism assessment tools by exploring face validity of the measures as indicated by ongoing data collection
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Factorial
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 5 Years 至 15 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Children diagnosed by a physician with an Autism Spectrum Disorder between the ages of 5 and 15
- •Children with parents able to bring their child to the university health center two times a week for 12 weeks
- •Children assessed to have a level of functioning that is conducive to experiencing and undergoing chiropractic treatment at the university health center.
- •Children without the presentation and diagnosis of comorbidity
排除标准
- •Children with comorbidity or multiple diagnoses (mental retardation, chromosomal disorders)
- •Children undergoing another treatment for their disorder, other than a form of behavioral therapy (ABA or DTT) by a trained or licensed mental health professional.
- •Children taking medication that is not deemed to be stabilized by a primary care physician, including medication dosages that is likely to be shifted and changed during the 12 weeks of treatment in this investigation.
- •Children assessed to have severe behavioral impediments not conducive to chiropractic treatment at the university health center.
结局指标
主要结局
Assessing change using the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist
时间窗: Weeks 1, 6, and 12
Please see: Rimland, B., \& Edelson, S. M. (2000). Autism treatment evaluation checklist (ATEC). Retrieved October, 23, 2006. Volkmar, F. R., Cicchetti, D. V., Dykens, E., Sparrow, S. S., Leckman, J. F., \& Cohen, D. J. (1988). An evaluation of the autism behavior checklist. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 18(1), 81-97.
次要结局
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