Multisensory Environment Room in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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To investigate the effect of multisensory environment room on behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder age 3-5 years old. The children will be randomized into 2 groups: the experimental and the control group. The control group will be educated about the autistic and hoe program training. The intervention group will got the same educational program as the control group plus training in multisensory room environment once a week for 10 weeks. The outcome measurement was done as the before intervention, at the 5th and 10th week.

Detailed Description
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This project is a pilot study.

Official Title
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Effect of Multisensory Environment Room on Behavior in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Conditions
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Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Training in the multisensory room environment
* Other: Home program


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: the children who was diagnosed with autism according to DSM-5 age 3-5 years old has the severity mild-to-moderate and severe according to childhood autism rating scale, 2nd edition Exclusion Criteria: The guardians deny to enroll into the study. blindness, deafness got the treatment of r-TMS less than 1 year

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 3 Years
Maximum Age: 5 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Home program group<br>The guardians will receive the education about autistic spectrum disorder and home program training. | Other: Home program<br>* Home program<br>|
| Experimental: Multisensory room group<br>The guardians in this group will receiver the educational program the same as the home program group plus the training in multisensory room. | Other: Training in the multisensory room environment<br>* The children will start with the swing follow with the scheduled activities and tabletop activity. The session will end in the relaxation room such as bubble tube, fiberoptic cascade, fiberoptic carpet and aurora projector bundle while the therapist has the interactive communication with children<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-Third Edition (VABS-III) | To measure communication, interpersonal skill and relationship of the children with autistm spectrum and other people in scales; 2 = often, 1= sometimes and 0= never. The minimum score is o. The max score in receptive domain is 78. The max score of expressive domain is 98. The max score of written domain is 76. The max score of personal domain is 110. The max score of domestic domain is 60. The max score of community domain is 116. The interpersonal relationships domain max score is 86. The max score of play and leisure domain is 72. The max score of copling skill domain is 66. The max score of gross motor domain is 86. The max score of fine motor domain is 68. The max score of maladaptive behavior domain is 88. | baseline, change from baseline at 5 weeks, change from baseline at 10 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Parent Stress Index 4th Edition: Short Form [PSI-4-SF] | To measure stress in guardians with children with autism | baseline, change from baseline at 5 weeks, change from baseline at 10 weeks |