Developing and Examine the Efficacy of the Family-Centered Multi-Sensory Environment Intervention on Parent's Empowerment and Children's Engagement (MSE-PEACE) in Children With Developmental Disabilities and Their Parents: A Mixed Methods Study

Enrolling by invitation · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Developmental Disability

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a family-centered multi-sensory environment (MSE-PEACE) can help children with developmental disabilities and support their parents. The main questions it aims to answer are: Can the MSE-PEACE program improve children's participation and emotional self-regulation? Does it help parents feel more confident and empowered in their caregiving role? Participants will include children ages 3 to 12 years and their parents. All children have been diagnosed with a developmental disability such as autism, ADHD, or cerebral palsy. Participants will: Join 10 multi-sensory sessions, held every 2 weeks, each lasting about 60 minutes Complete questionnaires and interviews before and after the sessions Receive support and suggestions for using sensory-based activities at home This study will collect both survey and interview data to understand how the program affects children's daily functioning and how it supports parents' confidence and well-being.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07118293

Run by

National Cheng Kung University

People needed

30

Starts

2025-09-01

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-13

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children aged 3 to 12 years
• Diagnosed with a developmental disability (e.g., autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, cerebral palsy, global developmental delay)
• Able to attend 10 biweekly intervention sessions in person with a caregiver
• Caregiver is the primary caregiver and agrees to actively participate in all sessions
• Caregiver is able to complete written questionnaires in Chinese
• Caregiver provides informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Child has significant physical or behavioral challenges that prevent safe participation in a multi-sensory therapy setting (e.g., uncontrollable aggression, high seizure risk)
• Caregiver has cognitive or psychiatric conditions that significantly limit the ability to participate in shared sessions or complete questionnaires

Where it is running

• Department of Occupational Therapy, National Cheng Kung University — Tainan, Taiwan

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.