NCT06209463

Posture, Hand Functions and Sensory Processing Skills on Nutrition

The Effect of Posture, Hand Functions and Sensory Processing Skills on Nutrition in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Bezmialem Vakif University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 10 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To examine the effects of posture, hand functions and sensory processing skills on nutrition in children with autism spectrum disorder. The study aims to include 40 children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), directed from the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Istanbul University, along with their parents/caregivers, and 40 healthy children along with their parents/caregivers.

Detailed description

Parents/caregivers of children diagnosed with ASD will be assessed using a demographic information form; sensory processing (Dunn Sensory Profile); nutrition (Screening Tool for Eating Problems (STEP), Brief Autism Mealtime Behavior Inventory (BAMBI)); quality of life (Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL 4.0)); children will undergo assessments for balance (Pediatric Berg Balance Scale); head posture (Craniovertebral angle method), hand functions (Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test); grip strength (Jamar Hand Dynamometer); and parents' evaluations for depression, anxiety, and stress levels (Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory). The assessment duration, including explanations and questionnaires, will take approximately 1 hour.

Conditions

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Autism
• Autism, Mild
• ASD

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-11-20
• Primary completion: 2024-03-20
• Completion: 2024-04-04
• First posted: 2024-01-17
• Last updated: 2025-09-26

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)