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CompletedNCT03957044Updated Jul 30, 2020

the Effect of Vestibular Rehabilitation in Autistic Children

An interventional study of The education of sensory integration with vestibular education in Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Vestibular Disorder and Sensory Integration Disorder, sponsored by Istinye University. Completed. Open to participants aged 3 Years to 10 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-07-30.

Sponsored by Istinye University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 6 years 2 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Mar 2013, registered May 2019).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
22
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
3 Years to 10 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study was conducted to clarify the effect of vestibular education for autistic children on "sensory profile" and "postrotary nystagmus". In the study, the results of the two groups were compared through the treatment of sensory integration: the once who got the education and the once who did not. For this study, 26 autistic children were included who joined the " Çatalca District Unit of Disabled the Project of No Disabilities ", who was diagnosed with autism, who was 3-10 years (older than 36 months younger than 11 years). For each child, the analysis of the sensory integration and nystagmus was applied twice; at the beginning and at the end of the research. At the beginning of the research, the children were divided into two groups randomly drawn by lots. The first group was given the education of sensory integration with vestibular education and the second group was given the education of sensory integration without vestibular education. Both groups were educated for 10 weeks, 2 days a week with 40- minute sessions.

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Conditions studied

  • Autistic Spectrum Disorder
  • Vestibular Disorder
  • Sensory Integration Disorder
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In context

Vestibular Diseases

172 studies on the registry are indexed under Vestibular Diseases; 41 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 22 is below the median of 44 across 130 interventional studies indexed under Vestibular Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Istinye University is the lead sponsor of 207 studies on the registry; 88 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
3 Years to 10 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • The study included autistic children aged between 3 and 10 years (36 months, 11 years old) who were diagnosed with autism according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders criteria. The families of all children who participated in the study were informed and their written permissions were obtained.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Children who were not diagnosed with autism and who had previously received treatment for sensory integrity were excluded. The children who participated in the study had independent walking problems, those with lack of extremity, those with hip dislocation, those with postural anomalies, those who had an operation, those with infectious diseases, those with additional diagnoses with autism (such as cerebral palsy), patients with seizures, traumatic postpartum trauma, and motor development disorder. those with the postural disorder were not included in the study
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
22 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    sensory integration group

    This group was given the education of sensory integration with vestibular education.

    Other: The education of sensory integration with vestibular education

  • No intervention
    Control group

    The control group was given the education of sensory integration without vestibular education.

Interventions

  • OtherThe education of sensory integration with vestibular education

    Tactical, proprioceptive, visual and auditory senses were used in sensory integrity training sessions. In this group, the training program on tactile, proprioceptive, visual and auditory sensory activities was carried out for 2 weeks and 40 minutes. Sensory integrity training was performed by the physiotherapist and in the sensory room. At the end of the training sessions, mothers were informed about the application of sensory integrity training to daily activities.Sensory integrity therapy room added tactile, proprioceptive, visual and auditory sensory materials as well as materials for vestibular sensation. Vestibular sensory materials, skateboard, swing, hammock, bowl, ball, ball pool, slide, climbing bar, trampoline, and balance board were used.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. sensory profile test

    sensory profile test

    Time frame: 10 weeks

  2. postrotary nystagmus test

    postrotary nystagmus test

    Time frame: 10 weeks

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 30, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03957044
Lead sponsor
Istinye University
Responsible party
Yasemin Çırak (Physiotherapist, PhD, Associate Professor, Istinye University) — Principal investigator
First posted
May 21, 2019
Start date
Mar 1, 2013
Primary completion
Jun 1, 2013
Completion
Jul 1, 2013
Last update
Jul 30, 2020

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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