Health Condition 1: null- Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Unani Neuro-restorative Herbal Health Supplement: INGREDIENTS :
The ingredients used for preparing this supplement for this study will be as follows:
Brahmi (Centella asiatica)
Filfil
Sponsors
CCRUM Ministry of Ayush
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Children diagnosed as Autism using the DSM IV Autism Criteria. • Certified to be in adequate healthy state by panel Doctors and Therapists. • Age 3 to 10 years and of either sex. • Well-educated parents who can understand the experimental nature of the study, and can give informed voluntary written permission for inclusion of their autistic child for this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Children having other genetic disabilities or cerebral palsy. • Insufficiency of liver / kidney / marrow function as per appropriate biochemical tests. • Chronic uncontrolled illness that may need medical therapy which could interfere with diagnosis, treatment and assessment of the Autism symptoms.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| to assess the improvement in quality of life and improvement in cognitive and communication skills, and psychosocial behavior in the children, with the aid of the addition of Unani medical interventionsTimepoint: Assessments will be done in 0,3 and 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| to find the difference in improvement in children given plcebo with standard rehabilitation versus unani supplement with rehabilitationTimepoint: assessments will be done in 0, 3 and 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Arun Mukherjee
Outcome results
None listed