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Evaluating oral health in children with autism to improve Oral Health using music

Evaluation of Music as Interventional Therapy in Promoting Oral Health in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder- A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/10/046615
Enrollment
66
Registered
2022-10-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-28

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F01-F99- Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders

Interventions

Intervention1: Music and Movement therapy: The training session comprises 3 parts. Part A: Acclimatize the participants to music with a “hello ? song. Part B: The intervention in the form of lyrics

Sponsors

Ramya R
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children aged - 7 to 15 years with mild to moderate ASD (ISAA scale) and can follow simple verbal instructions. Children who are not using any other type of intervention currently for toothbrushing.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children who underwent oral prophylaxis in the past 3 months. Children with ASD have other co-morbidities. Children who have been using any intervention mode to improve their tooth brushing habit.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
improvement in plaque and gingival index of children with ASD. To assess the performance of tooth brushing skills. Timepoint: Baseline,1 month,2 month, and 3 months.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
nilTimepoint: nil

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRamya Raja

Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences,SBV,Pillaiyarkuppam,Puducherry.

prathimag@igids.ac.in9448405074

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026