Occupational Therapy to Treat Children Who Over or Under React to Their Environment

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Sensory Disorders

In brief

Children with Sensory Modulation Dysfunction (SMD) either over- or under-react to stimuli in their environment. This can cause significant problems with daily activities and may lead to anxiety, poor attention, low self-esteem, and further complications in motor, cognitive, social and emotional development. Diagnosis of SMD is based on physiological responses to specific stimuli, measures of behavioral/social/emotional symptoms, and studies of the resulting functional limitation and disability. Treatments involve direct biomedical and behavioral intervention to improve sensory processing, as well as adjustments to the home, school and community environment. This study will compare the effect of occupational therapy vs. alternative therapy on the reactivity and function of children who have SMD.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00006507

Run by

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Starts

1999-03-01

Expected to finish

2002-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2007-01-17

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 11. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of Sensory Modulation Disorder (children must meet all three entrance criteria): a) Physiological criteria on Sensory Challenge Protocol; b) Functional criteria on Short Sensory Profile; c) Clinical Confirmation
• IQ within normal limits (Bayley score greater than 85)

You may not qualify if…

• Other Diagnoses (e.g., any DSM-IV or ICD-10 diagnosed condition except ADHD)
• Previous occupational therapy
• Serious complicating life events (e.g., adoption, death of parent, abuse or neglect, foster placement, drug or alcohol exposure)
• Enrollment in Special Education or pull-out services

Where it is running

• University of Colorado Health Sciences Center — Littleton, Colorado, United States

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