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Sensory Integration Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Sophie Molholm, Ph.D.
Research Sponsored by Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up increase between week 0 and week 12 in functional adaptivity as assessed by amps, with follow up for stability of change at week 24
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Study Summary

This trial will compare the effectiveness of two treatments for autism spectrum disorder, one involving behavioral therapy and the other involving sensory integration therapy.

Eligible Conditions
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~increase between week 0 and week 12 in functional adaptivity as assessed by amps, with follow up for stability of change at week 24
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and increase between week 0 and week 12 in functional adaptivity as assessed by amps, with follow up for stability of change at week 24 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
The Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS)
The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-Computer Adaptive Test (PEDI-CAT) Daily Living
Secondary outcome measures
Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revised (RBS-R)

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Sensory Integration TherapyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Children receive manualized SIT intervention that follows principles of sensory integration. SIT directly addresses the specific sensory factors hypothesized to underlie the child's functional skills difficulties and follows the Data Driven Decision Making Process, to tailor the intervention to the child's specific sensory issues.
Group II: Applied Behavioral AnalysisActive Control1 Intervention
This involves examination of environmental variables that influence behavior and altering those variables to improve the child's skills. Intervention is individualized based on identified needs of the child, assessment of environmental variables impacting their performance of specific functional skills, and their abilities.
Group III: No TreatmentActive Control1 Intervention
Treatment as usual will occur through the treatment period. As with the other treatment conditions, the participant agrees to refrain from beginning new treatments during participation in this study.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Sensory Integration Therapy
2018
N/A
~160

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)NIH
1,963 Previous Clinical Trials
2,674,606 Total Patients Enrolled
35 Trials studying Autism Spectrum Disorder
9,802 Patients Enrolled for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Albert Einstein College of MedicineLead Sponsor
286 Previous Clinical Trials
11,856,846 Total Patients Enrolled
Thomas Jefferson UniversityOTHER
444 Previous Clinical Trials
145,489 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Autism Spectrum Disorder
734 Patients Enrolled for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Am I able to partake in this research endeavor?

"This trial seeks 135 participants with autism, specifically early infantile cases, aged between 6 and 114 months."

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Is this research project open to minors?

"Potential participants in this study must be between 6 and 114 calendar months of age, as specified by the inclusion criteria."

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Are there opportunities currently available to join this trial?

"Verified. According to the information on clinicaltrials.gov, this study is vigorously searching for participants and was initially published on September 1st 2015 before its most recent update in August 3rd 2022."

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How many participants are currently taking part in this research endeavor?

"Affirmative. According to the information available from clinicaltrials.gov, this experiment is recruiting participants at present. It was first posted on September 1st 2015 and most recently updated on August 3rd 2022; 135 subjects are being sought across two sites of research."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
New York
What site did they apply to?
Children's Specialized Hospital
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Did not meet criteria
How many prior treatments have patients received?
0
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Sensory Integration Therapy in Autism: Mechanisms and Effectiveness
Sophie Molholm 2015. "Sensory Integration Therapy in Autism: Mechanisms and Effectiveness". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02536365.
~14 spots leftby Apr 2025
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