A clinical trial to study the additional benefit of Ayurveda treatment along with Behavioral therapy in the management of Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Add-On Effect Of Ayurveda Treatment Protocol Along With Behavioral Therapy in the Management OF Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) â?? An Open Label Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/05/052867

Enrollment

Registered

2023-05-18

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-05-29

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F840- Autistic disorder

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Children between 3-9 years of age fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for mild to moderate form of Autism using Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS-2) 2.Parents / Guardian willing to give informed written consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Children with severe intellectual disability and diagnosed genetic and metabolic disorders. 2.Children currently on behavior therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, autism specific dietary intervention and any complementary and alternate medicine for Autism. 3.Children with chronic ailments like tuberculosis, malignancy, juvenile Diabetes mellitus and any other chronic systemic illness. 4.Children taking anti-epileptic and anti-psychotic drugs.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Effectiveness of the Ayurveda Treatment Protocol in reducing the core clinical features i.e. social communication and interaction and restricted, repetitive behaviors of ASD using Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS-2).Timepoint: 0 day, 90th day and 180th day	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in the behavioral problems i.e. Irritability, Social Withdrawal, Stereotypic behavior, Hyperactivity and inappropriate speech using Aberrant Behavior Checklist. Changes in the adaptive and social functioning using Vineland Social Maturity Scale.Timepoint: 0 day, 90th day and 180th day.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Praveen Kumar Sharma

All India Institute of Ayurveda

ayuarun@gmail.com8506821947

Outcome results