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Investigating the effect of art therapy on social-communication skills, emotion regulation and anger control in autistic patients

The effectiveness of art therapy on social-communication skills, emotion regulation and anger control in children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years with autism disorders

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20151123025202N40
Enrollment
30
Registered
2024-09-04
Start date
2024-09-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-09-16

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Conditions

Autistic disorder. Autistic disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In addition to the usual treatment and care, they will receive art therapy in 10 sessions (two sessions per week, each session 90 minutes). The art therapy used in

Sponsors

Hamedan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having DSM_5 and CARS diagnostic criteria for autism disorder Age 6 to 17 years Parents' consent regarding their children's participation in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Receiving similar intervention in the last 6 months Presence of any type of limiting disease or disability

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Social-communication skill. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and at the end of the fifth week. Method of measurement: With Autism Social Skills Profile Questionnaire.;Emotion regulation skill. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and at the end of the fifth week. Method of measurement: With Emotion Regulation checklist.;Anger control skill. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and at the end of the fifth week. Method of measurement: With Spielberger's State–Trait Anger Expression Inventory.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Autism Severity. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and at the end of the fifth week. Method of measurement: with Childhood Autism Rating Scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAbbas Moradi

Hamedan University of Medical Sciences

a.moradi@umsha.ac.ir+98 81 3838 0572

Outcome results

None listed

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