Development of Sensory Based Narrative Intervention
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to develop a sensory based narrative intervention and see its effect on vocabulary development in children with autism spectrum disorder. Sensory based narrative intervention will be developed, and participants of experimental group will be given this treatment for 6 weeks. Control group participants will be given only narrative intervention. Vocabulary improvement will be documented pre-post testing in both groups.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
The present study aims to bridge an existing gap in the literature in Pakistan, as there are no evidence based therapeutic intervention tools available for narratives in Urdu.
The study further aims to provide a interventional resource pack for bilingual population who has Urdu as their first and dominant language. There is no therapeutic tool available for intervention that has incorporated multimodal sensory input for language intervention. Since tools developed internationally and from other countries cannot be incorporated due to cultural sensitivity and linguistic complexity, therefore, the current study will be able to incorporate these limitations. This study will provide a novel resource for intervention in the context of Pakistan.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: English Language-Sensory based narrative intervention This experimental group participants will receive sensory based intervention in English language. |
Other: English Langugae-Sensory based narrative intervention
Sensory based narrative intervention (auditory, visual and tactile stimulations) in English language will be administered on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Intervention will be administered thrice a week in 45-minute-long session for 6 weeks.
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Active Comparator: English Language-Narrative intervention This Control group participants will receive narrative intervention in English language. |
Other: English Language-Narrative intervention
Narrative intervention with the help of only pictures in English language will be administered on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Intervention will be administred thrice a week in 45-minute long session for 6 weeks.
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Experimental: Urdu Language-Sensory based narrative intervention This experimental group participants will receive sensory based narrative intervention in Urdu language. |
Other: Urdu Langusge-Sensory based narrative intervention
Sensory based narrative intervention (auditory, visual and tactile stimulations) in Urdu language will be administered on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Intervention will be administered thrice a week in 45-minute-long session for 6 weeks.
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Active Comparator: Urdu Language-Narrative intervention This control group participants will receive narrative intervention in Urdu language. |
Other: Urdu Language-Narrative intervention
Narrative intervention with the help of only pictures in Urdu language will be administered on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Intervention will be administered thrice a week in 45-minute long session for 6 weeks.
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Experimental: Bilingual-Sensory based narrative intervention This experimental group participants will receive sensory based narrative intervention in both English and Urdu language. |
Other: Bilingual-Sensory based narrative intervention
Sensory based narrative intervention (auditory, visual and tactile stimulations) in both English and Urdu language will be administered on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Intervention will be administered thrice a week in 45-minute-long session for 6 weeks.
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Active Comparator: Bilingual-Narrative intervention This control group participants will receive narrative intervention in both English and Urdu language. |
Other: Bilingual-Narrative intervention
Narrative intervention with the help of only pictures in both English and Urdu language will be administered on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Intervention will be administered thrice a week in 45-minute long session for 6 weeks.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Attention span [18 days]
Changes from baseline, change in attention span will be measured in time in seconds pre and post intervention.
- Sequencing skill [18 days]
Change from baseline, sequencing skill will be measured as an ability to to place correct 3 part sequence picture of the story.
- Vocabulary development [18 days]
Change from baseline, vocabulary development will be measured through comprehension of individual grammatical categories such as nouns, verbs, adjectives and preposition pre and post frequency will be recorded through a record form and calculated.
- Initiation for expression [18 days]
change from baseline, initiation for expression will be documented in terms of time taken to initiate attempts at production level. It will be recorded on a record form with the help of stop watch on a record form.
- Non verbal communication [18 days]
change from baseline, non verbal communication attempts will be documented on a record form on each enlisted vocabulary word as highlighted by the blind reviewer pre and post testing.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Participants with mild to moderate ASD aged between 6-11 years as assessed by ADOS (already diagnosed).
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CARS score 30-37 (mild to moderate)
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Both male and female participants.
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ASD participants at 2 Information Carrying word-level receptively and at Blank level 1 expressively. (will incorporate nouns, verbs and adjectives as per individual linguistic level).
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Participants with Urdu as their first language (home language) and English as a second language.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Individuals with any co-morbidity with Autism spectrum Disorder, such as hearing impairment, cleft lip and palate, visual impairment etc.
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Individuals with a mild to moderate diagnosis but severe behavioral difficulties
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Participants with any known sensory difficulties restricting use of certain sensory props.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Profiles Speech & Language Therapy Clinic | Rawalpindi | Punjab | Pakistan | 46000 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Riphah International University
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Rabia Zubair, MS-SLP/T, Riphah International University
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
- Abdalla F, Mahfoudhi A, Alhudhainah S. Structural Development of Narratives in Arabic: Task Complexity, Age, and Cultural Factors. Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch. 2020 Apr 7;51(2):405-415. doi: 10.1044/2019_LSHSS-19-00044. Epub 2020 Feb 20.
- Barnes JL, Baron-Cohen S. The big picture: storytelling ability in adults with autism spectrum conditions. J Autism Dev Disord. 2012 Aug;42(8):1557-65. doi: 10.1007/s10803-011-1388-5.
- Beatty J. What are narratives good for? Stud Hist Philos Biol Biomed Sci. 2016 Aug;58:33-40. doi: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2015.12.016. Epub 2016 Jan 21.
- Beytollahi S, Soleymani Z, Jalaie S. The Development of a New Test for Consecutive Assessment of Narrative Skills in Iranian School-Age Children. Iran J Med Sci. 2020 Nov;45(6):425-433. doi: 10.30476/ijms.2019.81984.
- Bowles RP, Justice LM, Khan KS, Piasta SB, Skibbe LE, Foster TD. Development of the Narrative Assessment Protocol-2: A Tool for Examining Young Children's Narrative Skill. Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch. 2020 Apr 7;51(2):390-404. doi: 10.1044/2019_LSHSS-19-00038. Epub 2020 Feb 5.
- Ferretti F, Adornetti I, Chiera A, Nicchiarelli S, Valeri G, Magni R, Vicari S, Marini A. Time and Narrative: An Investigation of Storytelling Abilities in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Front Psychol. 2018 Jun 19;9:944. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00944. eCollection 2018.
- Ketelaars MP, Jansonius K, Cuperus J, Verhoeven L. Narrative competence in children with pragmatic language impairment: a longitudinal study. Int J Lang Commun Disord. 2016 Mar;51(2):162-73. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12195. Epub 2015 Nov 16.
- Venkatraman K, Thiruvalluvan V. Development of narratives in Tamil-speaking preschool children: A task comparison study. Heliyon. 2021 Jul 21;7(7):e07641. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07641. eCollection 2021 Jul.
- RIPHAH/RCRS/REC/Letter-01202