Effects and Mechanisms of Parent-Child Sandplay?Therapy on Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Mothers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2100047699

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2021-06-23

Start date

2017-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-02-28

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Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Interventions

The intervention group:parent-child sandplay therapy (PCST)

The control group:Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

3 Years to 7 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. A diagnosis of an ASD according to the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual(DSM-5); 2. Preschool Children (3-7 years); DQ (Development Quotient) > 75; 3. Mothers were conscious and gave informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. The child was combined with other acute and chronic somatic diseases, hereditary diseases, and hearing and hearing impairment; 2. The parents of the child refused to cooperate after the investigator explained; 3. The child could not participate in the full study; 4. The child was participating or was participated in related experimental research projects in the last 30 days.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Autism Behavior Checklist;Social Responsiveness Scale;Parenting Stress Index/Short Form;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Children’s Sleep Habit Questionnaire;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactGuihua Liu

Fujian Provincial Maternity and Child Health Hospital

lgh19870628@126.com+86 18359186153

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026