Health Condition 1: null- Childhood Autism
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Homoeopathic medicines: Initial 6 months was Observation period followed by treatment period of one year. Children were given indicated Homoeopathic medicine based on the totality of sy
Sponsors
Department of AYUSH Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Govt of India
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children from both sexes up to the age of 12 years 2. Children diagnosed as suffering from childhood autism as per DSMâ??IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children suffering simultaneously from other chronic infections like tuberculosis or HIV disease. 2. Children presenting with very severe autism as diagnosed by CARS with history of severe and frequent violent exacerbations, which required continuous allopathic medications and/or hospitalization. 3. Children undertaking pharmacological treatment or any recent history of such treatment to treat autism within 30 days of participation into the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Treatment response is evaluated through change in areas such as communication skills, socialization, cognitive and sensory awareness and general behavior. These were measured through ATEC and CARS where lower scores show improvement while higher scores signify deterioration/regression of skills.Timepoint: ATEC score was taken 6 months prior to intervention (ATECprev), again just before intervention and thereafter repeated at every 3 months during the entire study period [Total 5 readings during the intervention period(ATEC1 to ATEC5)]. CARS was evaluated at the beginning and at end of intervention. AHS was evaluated at every 3 months during the entire study period, (Total 5 readings). SQ was evaluated at the beginning and at end of intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NILTimepoint: NIL | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Praful M Barvalia
M.B. Barvalia Foundation Spandan Holistic Institute
Outcome results
None listed