None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aimed to investigate the effects of psychodynamic music therapy in verbal, nonverbal and social communication skills of children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD). A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was designed to compare individuals treated with psychodynamic music therapy and standard treatment (routine procedures including medical examinations and consultations). The three outcomes were assessed, before and after interventions, with the Brazilian version of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS-BR). Although as a whole the results did not show statistically significant differences between the groups, the stratified analysis of ASD type showed a positive influence of psychodynamic music therapy in patients with autistic disorder, when compared to patients with the same diagnostics who received standard treatment. The findings on the influence of psychodynamic music therapy in communication skills of autistic patients are not conclusive, but this study confirmed previously reported RCT showing possible benefits of music therapy on nonverbal communication skills of children with autistic disorder.
Interventions
Music Therapy is a treatment that the patient uses music, sounds, voice and musical instruments in a therapeutic process to develop his capacities and his difficulties. The treatment is focused in the relation between patient- music therapist. Thus, music, sounds, voice and musical instruments are the way to promote health benefits for the patient. In this study, each patient will receive 20 sessions of treatment. Each session lasts 30 minutes and happens once a week. Before starting the consultations, all patients will be assessed by Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS). In the next moment, it will be executed the randomization and division of patients into two groups (experimental group and control group). After, patients in the experimental group will receive the treatment. Then, the participants in the experimental group and control group will be evaluated again by CARS. Finally, the control group will receive treatment the same way that the experimental group.
Sponsors
Fund of Incentive to Research of Porto Alegre Clinical Hospital (FIPE)
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
7 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Boys aged between 7 and 12 years. Boys who leave in Porto Alegre and nearby cities. Boys with autism disorder, aspeger disorder or Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified .
Exclusion criteria
The boys who receive music therapy treatment in parallel. The boys who have music or sounds restrictions.
Outcome results
None listed