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NCT Number: NCT07428876

The Effects of SITS in Children With Autism.

The study will include 30 participants whose pre and post values will be calculated. Inclusion criteria for this study is autism spectrum disorder with the age group of 5_11 years ,female and males both are included, those who are physically handi-capped and involved in some other neurological disorder or taking hypnotic and sedative drugs will be excluded. Participants will receive sensory integrated exercises (SIT) . Outcome to be measure and analyze will be repetitive behavior, communication, social interaction and motor skills. Tools used for data collection are REPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR QUESTIONNAIRE (RBQ-2). Gallium autism rating scale (GARS) second edition. Data will be analyzed through the SPSS version 23:00

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Key information

Conditions

Child, Only Autism Spectrum Disorder Child Development Disorders, Pervasive Mental Disorders Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Age range

5 year–11 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Saeeda Maryum

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Muhammad Asif Javed, MS-PT

CONTACT

[email protected]

923224209422

About this study

The study will include 30 participants whose pre and post values will be calculated. Inclusion criteria for this study is autism spectrum disorder with the age group of 5_11 years ,female and males both are included, those who are physically handi-capped and involved in some other neurological disorder or taking hypnotic and sedative drugs will be excluded. Participants will receive sensory integrated exercises (SIT).

Group A: Experimental group , This intervention will be applied during 12 sessions , 4 weeks and 3 session each week for 45 mins.

Group B: Control Group, no intervention is applied.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 5 to 11
  • highly functioning autistic children
  • Either gender will be included
  • children reported with sensory processing difficulties ,language and behaviour issues.

Exclusion criteria

  • Any other neurological condition
  • Children with physical disabilities
  • sedative and hypnotic drug user

Treatment and study plan

sensory integrated therapy exercises

Other

This intervention will be applied during 12 sessions , 4 weeks and 3 session each week for 45 mins.

Primary outcomes

  1. REPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR QUESTIONNAIRE

    Time frame: baseline, 1st week and 4th week

    The Repetitive Behaviour Questionnaire is a questionnaire designed to measure repetitive behaviour .It has two versions.it has total value 0-20

  2. THE GILLIAM AUTISM RATING SCALE ,second edition

    Time frame: baseline, 1st week and 4th week

    The Gallium autism ratind scale is a Autism screening tool developed by Dr. James E. Gilliam to serve as a practical piece of early childhood developmental screenings when teachers, parents and other people who observe children are worried that the child might have Autism.it has 3 main parts 0-42 value.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

IMRAN AMJAD, Phd

CONTACT

[email protected]

9233224390125

Muhammad Asif Javed, MS-PT

CONTACT

[email protected]

923224209422

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Riphah International University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Sensory Integrated Therapy Exercises on Repetitive Behaviour, Communication, Social Interaction and Motor Skills in the Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Feb 24, 2026
Registry last updated
Feb 24, 2026

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