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Pediatric Massage for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong
Summary
This study was designed as a randomized controlled clinical trial of pediatric massage for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). 72 ASD children will be recruited and randomly divided into two groups: the treatment group (pediatric massage + usual care, n=36) and the control group (usual care/waitlist group, n=36).30 healty controls will be recruited. Children in the treatment group will received 12 weeks pediatric massage by doctors and their own parents. The Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC), Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS), Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC), Social Responsiveness Scale-Second Edition (SRS-2), Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) and Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) will be used to assess the clinical behavioral changes of all participants, and to analyze the clinical effectiveness and safety of pediatric massage for children with ASD. Electroencephalography (EEG) and brain functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) will be recorded before and after treatment, to observe the potential brain target of pediatric massage for children with ASD.
Official title: The Effectiveness and Brain-related Mechanism of Pediatric Massage for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Randomized, Waiting-list Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
3 Years - 10 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
78
Start Date
2021-05-30
Completion Date
2022-12-31
Last Updated
2026-08-17
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Pediatric massage therapy
Children with ASD will receive pediatric massage therapy twice a week for 12 consecutive weeks by professional pediatric massage doctor. In addition, they will receive parent provided pediatric massage therapy at home after their parents received the professional pediatric massage therapy training. The frequency of pediatric massage will not be more than once every day and each session last about 30 minutes.
Usual care
Including Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Educational intervention, Interpersonal development intervention.
No intervention
No intervention for healthy controls
Locations (2)
Shenzhen Children's Hospital
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Department of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China