NCT07789704Recruiting
Structured Sensory-Based Occupational Therapy in Children With Autism
Effects of Structured Sensory-Based Occupational Therapy on Occupational Performance and Sensory-Motor Outcomes in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Controlled Clinical Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This controlled clinical study will investigate the effects of a 12-week structured sensory-based occupational therapy intervention on occupational performance, sensory processing, gross motor development, and eating behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder. Forty children aged 3-9 years will be assigned to either an intervention group receiving face-to-face occupational therapy twice weekly or a control group receiving an individualized home program.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 40 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 24 Aug 2026
- Start date
- 28 Aug 2026
- Primary completion date
- 1 Jan 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Emre DANSUK
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT07789704
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 40
- From 28 Aug 2026 to the primary completion date, 1 Jan 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Regular medication use that may affect study outcomes
- Participation in another structured sensory-based occupational therapy program during the study period
Other illness
- Presence of an additional neurological, psychiatric, genetic, or developmental diagnosis
- History of epilepsy or seizures
Other
- Inability to participate in the assessment or intervention procedures
Who the study is looking for
- Children aged 3-9 years
- Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder according to DSM-5 criteria
- Level 2 autism spectrum disorder
- Residence in Istanbul
- Written informed consent provided by a parent or legal guardian
Age in the registry: 3 years to 9 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emre Dansuk Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Istanbul | Turkey (Türkiye) | Recruiting |
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