the Efficacy of Oral Motor Therapy in Children With Autism

Last updated: October 25, 2022
Sponsor: The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Autism

Autism Spectrum Disorder (Asd)

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT05406076
WDX-05
  • Ages 2-5
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

Children with Autism spectrum disorders have speech disorders, which in turn aggravate communication difficulties and lead to an increase in their core symptoms. This experiment attempts to investigate the efficacy of Chinese language oral motor therapy in improving various aspects of articulation, language ability, and behavior of children with autism in conjunction with the International General Autism Scale, and provides a basis for the rational formulation of clinical treatment plans.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Children who meet the DSM-V diagnosis of autism.
  2. Age 2-5 years old, regardless of gender.
  3. Native Chinese language.
  4. No prior oral motor therapy.
  5. Family members voluntarily participated in this study and signed an informed consentform.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Children with co-occurring epilepsy.
  2. Children with comorbid other psychiatric disorders.
  3. Children with severe hearing impairment, history of visual impairment/blindness,organic disease of the mouth/throat, or significant medical illness or condition thatprevents the child from participating in treatment procedures.
  4. Children who received other oral motor training or speech articulation therapy duringthe intervention period.
  5. Those who could not perform the intervention as planned after participating in theexperiment.
  6. Those deemed unsuitable by the investigator to participate in this experiment.

Study Design

Total Participants: 80
Study Start date:
December 01, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
August 01, 2023

Study Description

Oral Motor Therapy (OMT) is a treatment process that uses tactile and proprioceptive stimulation techniques to promote the normalization of the sensory perception of the mouth (jaw, lips, tongue), suppress abnormal mouth movement patterns, and establish normal mouth movement patterns, following the principles of motor skill development.

This study investigates the efficacy of Chinese language oral motor therapy on improving various aspects of articulation, language ability, and behavior of children with autism. The study is divided into two parts, each eight weeks long. Eighty subjects who met the inclusion/exclusion criteria were randomly divided into 2 groups: the experimental group and the control group, in a 1:1 ratio. The experimental group was treated with 2 months of ABA+oral motor therapy followed by 2 months of ABA therapy; the control group was treated with 2 months of ABA therapy followed by 2 months of ABA+oral motor therapy.

Each subject underwent ABC, CARS, S-S, VB-MAPP, and ABLLS-R assessments before enrollment, 2 months after enrollment, and after discharge from the group.