NCT06184802

Multisensory Room in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Effects of Integrated Therapy Using the Multisensory Room in Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years – 6 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurological development with onset in infancy or early childhood. Atypical sensory processing has been widely reported in ASD, and recent literature suggest that this abnormality extends across the life span, with consequent important implications in every-day life of autistic individuals and their families. Multisensory environments have been used in children with ASD precisely as a function of this particular difference in sensory processing and some studies have highlighted potential benefits. Therefore, the aim of our study is to verify feasibility and efficacy of an integrated treatment program with the multisensory room compared to as usual treatment in patients with ASD.

Detailed description

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurological development with onset in infancy or early childhood. In the Fifth Edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, sensory features were finally take into account and atypical responses to sensory stimuli was included in the diagnostic criterion, such as the presence of hyper- or hypo-responsiveness to sensory inputs or unusual interests towards sensory aspects of the environment, and it must be considered (APA 2013). Atypical sensory processing has been widely reported in ASD, and recent literature suggest that this abnormality extends across the life span, with consequent important implications in every-day life of autistic individuals and their families. Multisensory environments have been used in children with ASD precisely as a function of this particular difference in sensory processing and some studies have highlighted potential benefits. The multisensory rooms were designed to provide multiple stimulation opportunities that cover all sensory channels. Among the present literature data, interventions targeting sensory integration seems to be useful in reducing challenging behaviors in many individuals with developmental disabilities including ASD (Novakovic N. et al. 2019; Kaplan H. et al., 2006; McKee et al. 2007). The aim of our study is to verify feasibility and efficacy of an integrated treatment program with the multisensory room compared to as usual treatment in patients with ASD.

Conditions

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	TAU+Multisensory room	Multisensory room session included exercises in different interaction areas that allow to make up a multisensory experience where the patient can freely perform in different directions experimenting combinations of play
BEHAVIORAL	TAU	neuro-psychomotor training promotes a better organization of global motor skills, improve hand-eye coordination, promote the development of language as communication, enriching representation and symbolization skills.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-11-04
• Primary completion: 2025-01-31
• Completion: 2025-01-31
• First posted: 2023-12-28
• Last updated: 2023-12-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy