Multisensory Environment Room in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Mahidol University30 enrolled

Overview

To investigate the effect of multisensory environment room on behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder age 3-5 years old. The children will be randomized into 2 groups: the experimental and the control group. The control group will be educated about the autistic and hoe program training. The intervention group will got the same educational program as the control group plus training in multisensory room environment once a week for 10 weeks. The outcome measurement was done as the before intervention, at the 5th and 10th week.

This project is a pilot study.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism

Interventions

Training in the multisensory room environmentOTHER

The children will start with the swing follow with the scheduled activities and tabletop activity. The session will end in the relaxation room such as bubble tube, fiberoptic cascade, fiberoptic carpet and aurora projector bundle while the therapist has the interactive communication with children

Home programOTHER

Home program

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 3 YearsMax age: 5 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * the children who was diagnosed with autism according to DSM-5 * age 3-5 years old * has the severity mild-to-moderate and severe according to childhood autism rating scale, 2nd edition Exclusion Criteria: * The guardians deny to enroll into the study. * blindness, deafness * got the treatment of r-TMS less than 1 year

Locations (2)

Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute

Bangkok, Changwat Samut Prakan, Thailand

RECRUITING

Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University

Bangkok, Thailand

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-Third Edition (VABS-III)

To measure communication, interpersonal skill and relationship of the children with autistm spectrum and other people in scales; 2 = often, 1= sometimes and 0= never. The minimum score is o. The max score in receptive domain is 78. The max score of expressive domain is 98. The max score of written domain is 76. The max score of personal domain is 110. The max score of domestic domain is 60. The max score of community domain is 116. The interpersonal relationships domain max score is 86. The max score of play and leisure domain is 72. The max score of copling skill domain is 66. The max score of gross motor domain is 86. The max score of fine motor domain is 68. The max score of maladaptive behavior domain is 88.

Time frame: baseline, change from baseline at 5 weeks, change from baseline at 10 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Parent Stress Index 4th Edition: Short Form [PSI-4-SF]

To measure stress in guardians with children with autism

Time frame: baseline, change from baseline at 5 weeks, change from baseline at 10 weeks

Central Contacts

Chayakorn Harnpramukkul, MD.

CONTACT

083-705-8991 nook.badbadz@gmail.com

Sivaporn Vongpipatana, MD.

CONTACT

022011154 sivaporn.vop@mahidol.ac.th

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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