A clinical trial to study the effect of adding handwriting based therapy with conventional occupational therapy in fine motor skills of children with autism spectrum disorder.

The Efficacy of Hybrid Occupational Therapy vs Conventional Occupational Therapy 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/2023/03/050264

Enrollment

Registered

2023-03-02

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-04-03

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F840- Autistic disorder

Interventions

Intervention1: Hybrid Occupational therapy: Occupational therapy incorporating handwriting-based therapy in addition to conventional occupational therapy as per unit protocol. Test group receives a h

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 Age: 3-12 years 2 ISAA score between: 70 to 153 3 IQ of above 80 4 Visual acuity >6/60 5 Parents willing to get the child for regular therapy sessions during the study period

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Spasticity/dystonia impairing hand grip 2. Children with hyperactivity impairing administration of HBT

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the change in Test of Handwriting Skills (THS) scores between children with ASD undergoing hybrid occupational therapy (test group) and those children with ASD undergoing conventional occupational therapy (control group) after 12 weeks of initiation of therapy.Timepoint: 12 weeks - THS	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the change in Indian Scale of Assessment of Autism (ISAA) score at 6 months after initiation of therapy. 2. To study the Quality of Life (QoL) of parents of children with ASD. Timepoint: 1. ISAA score at 06 months 2. QoL score of parents during study period	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactCatherine Jacob

Command Hospital, Kolkata

jngswami@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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