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Assessment of Factors Which Predict Improvement in Children With PDD After a Year of Integrative Therapy
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Verified by BeerYaakov Mental Health Center, September 2007
Sponsored by: BeerYaakov Mental Health Center
Information provided by: BeerYaakov Mental Health Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00531830
  Purpose

The aim of the current research is to assess the efficiency of the Integrative Therapy among children with PDD after a year of treatment in kindergartens in Ashdod, Israel.

An additional aim is to pinpoint specific changes in communication quality and functioning in different areas and recognize the prognostic factors, such as social interaction, affect and level of play. This analysis will contribute to developing more efficient treatment program, adapted to the needs of the treated children.


Condition
Pervasive Developmental Disorder

MedlinePlus related topics: Developmental Disabilities
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Psychosocial, Longitudinal, Defined Population, Retrospective Study
Official Title: Assessment of Factors Which Predict Improvement in Children With PDD After a Year of Integrative Therapy

Further study details as provided by BeerYaakov Mental Health Center:

Estimated Enrollment: 60
Study Start Date: September 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date: September 2011
Groups/Cohorts
1: Treatment Comparison
Preschool children with PDD
2: Control
Preschool children without PDD

Detailed Description:

Integrative Therapy among children with PDD after a year of treatment in kindergartens in Ashdod, Israel.

An additional aim is to pinpoint specific changes in communication quality and functioning in different areas and recognize the prognostic factors, such as social interaction, affect and level of play. This analysis will contribute to developing more efficient treatment program, adapted to the needs of the treated children.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   2 Years to 6 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children with PDD
  • Children aged from 2 years to 6 years

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Children with severe retardation
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00531830

Contacts
Contact: Beatriz Priel, Prof. 972-8-6472078 bpriel@gmail.com
Contact: Alexander Rejba, M.A. 972-54-4418486 alexrejba@gmail.com

Sponsors and Collaborators
BeerYaakov Mental Health Center
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Irit Orian, M.D. Mental health unit for preschoolers, Ashdod, Israel
Study Director: Beatriz Priel, Prof. Ben Gurion University, Beer-Sheva
Study Chair: Alexander Rejba, M.A. Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva
  More Information

Study ID Numbers: Children with PDD -31CTIL
Study First Received: September 18, 2007
Last Updated: September 25, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00531830  
Health Authority: Israel: Ministry of Health

Keywords provided by BeerYaakov Mental Health Center:
children with PDD

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
Developmental Disabilities
Mental Disorders
Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009