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Sensory Integration Therapy in Autism: Mechanisms and Effectiveness

NCT02536365 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 135

Last updated 2023-08-29

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Summary

A common feature of ASD is over or under sensitivity to the environment and difficulty putting sensory information together in an orderly way, referred to here as sensory issues. Building on previous work, this study will test the efficacy of Sensory Integration Therapy (SIT), a non-invasive intervention to improve functional skills in children with ASD, in comparison to commonly applied ABA behavioral treatments, in the treatment of ASD symptoms. A total of 180 children with ASD and sensory issues in the greater New York City Metropolitan area will complete this study.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Sensory Integration Therapy

Children in the SIT treatment group will receive a manualized SIT intervention that follows the principles of sensory integration.

BEHAVIORAL

Applied Behavioral Analysis

Children in the ABA treatment group will receive intervention that follows the principles of Applied Behavioral Analysis.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Queens College, The City University of New York

    collaborator OTHER

  • Children's Specialized Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sophie Molholm, Ph.D. · Principal Investigator

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
114 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-09-30
Primary Completion
2022-10-15
Completion
2022-10-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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