The effects of low-intensity DTT on mental and physical healthiness of ASD children

Prospective observational study of the effects of low-intensity DTT on mental and physical healthiness of ASD children - healthiness of DTT

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-jRCT1030210396

Enrollment

Registered

2021-10-29

Start date

2021-10-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

ASD Autism Spectrum Disorder

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) pediatric patients visiting the outpatient department of Niigata National Hospital, between August 1st, 2021 and July 31th, 2022. 2) patients who can obtain consent from the parental authority by free will. 3) ASD patients diagnosed by the criteria of DSM-5. 4) pediatric patients of age under 15 at teh time of study registration. 5) patients with no other severe physical disability. 6) patients with or without other rehabilitation methods.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: attending physician has cancers for a patient to join this clinical study and/or for a patient to be a hinder of evaluation the result.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Facial expressions were evaluated during DTT therapy; at the start of the research, and at 1 year later. Patient (or main caregiver) shoots a 20-minutes video, so that the child's facial expression can be seen well. Evaluation is done by same three research coordinators (members of the rehabilitation department). Facial expression is judged 10 times at 2-minute intervals, and the average values of 'smiley face or laughter' and'crying face or cry' are calculated. Video one year later will be re-evaluated, and the ASD children of extremery increased value of'crying face or cry' will be judged as unhealthy.	—

Measure

Time frame

Facial expressions were evaluated during DTT therapy; at the start of the research, and at 1 year later. Patient (or main caregiver) shoots a 20-minutes video, so that the child's facial expression can be seen well. Evaluation is done by same three research coordinators (members of the rehabilitation department). Facial expression is judged 10 times at 2-minute intervals, and the average values of 'smiley face or laughter' and'crying face or cry' are calculated. Video one year later will be re-evaluated, and the ASD children of extremery increased value of'crying face or cry' will be judged as unhealthy.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1) normal physical examination findings of the patients. 2) parental depression and mental health (in a simple way using a questionnaire such as BDI-II and GHQ-28). 3) growth of DQ/IQ one year later (by using Kyoto Scale of Psychological Development 2001, or Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence). 4) diagnosis of ASD and evaluation of ASD characteristics, by PARS-TR and SRS-2 at the time of registration. 5) subjective evaluation (thoughts, impressions) of the videos by the same three research coordinators.	—

Measure

Time frame

1) normal physical examination findings of the patients. 2) parental depression and mental health (in a simple way using a questionnaire such as BDI-II and GHQ-28). 3) growth of DQ/IQ one year later (by using Kyoto Scale of Psychological Development 2001, or Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence). 4) diagnosis of ASD and evaluation of ASD characteristics, by PARS-TR and SRS-2 at the time of registration. 5) subjective evaluation (thoughts, impressions) of the videos by the same three research coordinators.

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Contacts

Public ContactHidehiko Fujinaka

Niigata National Hospital

fujinaka.hidehiko.yf@mail.hosp.go.jp+81-257-22-2126

Outcome results