The Effects of SITS in Children With Autism.

February 23, 2026 updated by: Riphah International University

Effect of Sensory Integrated Therapy Exercises on Repetitive Behaviour, Communication, Social Interaction and Motor Skills in the Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

The study will include 30 participants whose pre and post values will be calculated. Inclusion criteria for this study is autism spectrum disorder with the age group of 5_11 years ,female and males both are included, those who are physically handi-capped and involved in some other neurological disorder or taking hypnotic and sedative drugs will be excluded. Participants will receive sensory integrated exercises (SIT) . Outcome to be measure and analyze will be repetitive behavior, communication, social interaction and motor skills. Tools used for data collection are REPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR QUESTIONNAIRE (RBQ-2). Gallium autism rating scale (GARS) second edition. Data will be analyzed through the SPSS version 23:00

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The study will include 30 participants whose pre and post values will be calculated. Inclusion criteria for this study is autism spectrum disorder with the age group of 5_11 years ,female and males both are included, those who are physically handi-capped and involved in some other neurological disorder or taking hypnotic and sedative drugs will be excluded. Participants will receive sensory integrated exercises (SIT).

Group A: Experimental group , This intervention will be applied during 12 sessions , 4 weeks and 3 session each week for 45 mins.

Group B: Control Group, no intervention is applied.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

26

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Pakistan
    • Punjab Province
      • Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan, 54000
        • Recruiting
        • Saeeda Maryum
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age 5 to 11

  • highly functioning autistic children
  • Either gender will be included
  • children reported with sensory processing difficulties ,language and behaviour issues.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any other neurological condition

    • Children with physical disabilities
    • sedative and hypnotic drug user

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: experimental group
experrimental group. This intervention will be applied during 12 sessions , 4 weeks and 3 session each week for 45 mins.
Other: sensory integrated therapy exercises
This intervention will be applied during 12 sessions , 4 weeks and 3 session each week for 45 mins.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
REPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR QUESTIONNAIRE
Time Frame: baseline, 1st week and 4th week
The Repetitive Behaviour Questionnaire is a questionnaire designed to measure repetitive behaviour .It has two versions.it has total value 0-20
baseline, 1st week and 4th week
THE GILLIAM AUTISM RATING SCALE ,second edition
Time Frame: baseline, 1st week and 4th week
The Gallium autism ratind scale is a Autism screening tool developed by Dr. James E. Gilliam to serve as a practical piece of early childhood developmental screenings when teachers, parents and other people who observe children are worried that the child might have Autism.it has 3 main parts 0-42 value.
baseline, 1st week and 4th week

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Riphah International University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Saeeda Maryum, MS-PT, Riphah International University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 22, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

February 20, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

February 23, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 18, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 23, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

February 24, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 24, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 23, 2026

Last Verified

February 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • REC/RCR&AHS/SAEEDAMARYUM

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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