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The Sequential Oral Sensory Approach for Limited Food Repertoire in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

NCT02435407 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2015-09-29

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Summary

There is a paucity of research evaluating the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary approach in an outpatient clinic setting in the management of feeding problems in children diagnosed with ASD. Current behavioural interventions geared to address this problem can be labour intensive and costly. The SOS approach for managing feeding problems in children has been adopted internationally. Thus establishing its effectiveness will be useful in providing evidenced based interventions for feeding difficulties in ASD.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

SOS

Ten (10) children will be randomized to participate in the SOS intervention arm. The intervention will be divided into two groups of 5 children with 2 therapists assigned. The children will attend 1 hour intervention sessions once a week for 12 weeks. Here they will be introduced to different types of foods that they would not have typically eaten in a play based group session. The SOS intervention utilizes the principle of hierarchal desensitization.

OTHER

Education

Parents will be given three 1 hour educational talks around the aetiology and management of feeding difficulties in children with autism spectrum disorder. This will be administered at 3 distinct time points; baseline, week 6 and week 12 of the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hospital for Sick Children

    collaborator OTHER

  • Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sharon Smile, MD, MSc. · Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
8 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-09-30
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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