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Sand Play vs. Cuff Training: Visual-Motor Skills in Autism

No phase Interventional Autism Spectrum Disorder

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Image-Sand Play Therapy, Table Top Training Program with Weighted Cuff.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder. Basic parameters: 5 years — 8 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
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Official title

Effects of Image-Sand Play Therapy Versus Table Top Training Program With Weighted Cuffs on Visual Motor Integration in Children With Autism

Overview

This study compares Image-Sand Play Therapy and Tabletop Training with Weighted Cuffs for improving Visual-Motor Integration (VMI) in children with autism. A 12-week randomized controlled trial will be conducted at Tanzeem-ul-Nisan, Faisalabad. Beery VMI will assess outcomes. Data will be analyzed using SPSS-23. Non-probability conventional sampling will be used. Sessions occur twice weekly.

Detailed description

This study compares the effectiveness of Image-Sand Play Therapy and Tabletop Training with Weighted Cuffs in improving Visual-Motor Integration (VMI) in children with autism.

Methods: A randomized controlled trial will be conducted with children diagnosed with autism from Tanzeem-ul-Nisan, Faisalabad. Participants will be randomly assigned to either intervention group. Both therapies will run for 12 weeks, with two sessions per week.

Image-Sand Play Therapy: Creative sand tray play guided by a therapist.

Tabletop Training: Structured tasks with weighted cuffs for proprioceptive input.

Assessment Tool: Beery VMI

Sampling: Non-probability conventional sampling

Data Analysis: SPSS version 23, using baseline, mid, and post-intervention scores to compare effectiveness.

Interventions

  • Other Image-Sand Play Therapy
    Over the course of seven sessions, the child initially engaged in chaotic sandbox play, showing difficulty in altering or organizing his scenes. By the fourth session, he began experimenting with different symbols, including familiar TV characters. From the fifth session onward, his play gained structure, evolving into strategic battle scenarios involving animals, loggers, and castles. By the seventh session, hero figures emerged, and the therapist noted improved classroom behavior and cooperati
  • Other Table Top Training Program with Weighted Cuff
    Task include: Stacking cones Lift a cone with one hand and stack it on top of a fixed cone. (The difficulty level was controlled by using resistance bands of varying weights or instructing patients to sit or stand while performing the task.) Task Therapy Program Stacking 3 × 3 cm blocks Pick up blocks one at a time by using one hand and stack them. (The difficulty level was controlled by using resistance bands of varying weights.) Tailwind Use both hands to push the handles of an instrument up a

Primary outcome measures

  • Berry Visual Motor Integration [Time frame: Baseline,4th week, 8th week and 12th week]
  • Nine Hole Peg Board [Time frame: Baseline, 4th week ,8th week and 12th week]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 5-8 yrs
  • A diagnosed by Autism
  • Guardian of child patients signed the informed consent
  • Both gender male and female

Exclusion criteria

  • Complication of serious medical disease
  • Children and parents who cannot comply with the research
  • Surgical procedures performed in the year prior to the study
  • Poor medical conditions preventing participation

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single blind
Primary purpose
Other

Study locations

Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.

Publications

  • Patil O, Kaple M. Sensory Processing Differences in Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Narrative Review of Underlying Mechanisms and Sensory-Based Interventions. Cureus. 2023 Oct 31;15(10):e48020. doi: 10.7759/cureus.48020. eCollection 2023 Oct. PMID 38034138

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06943248 · REC/RCR/AHS/24/0750

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗