Aperçu: G.M.
Les
interventions basées sur la technologie pour le "trouble du spectre
de l'autisme (TSA) ont proliféré, mais peu ont été évaluées dans le cadre
d'un essai contrôlé randomisé (ECR). Cet ECR a évalué l'efficacité d'un programme d'intervention précoce
basé sur la technologie (résultats thérapeutiques par vous, TOBY) chez
les jeunes enfants avec un diagnostic de TSA.
TOBY
est un programme d'apprentissage basé sur l'application conçue pour les
enfants et les parents en complément de l'intervention comportementale
précoce.
Cette
étude fournit des preuves que les interventions basées sur la
technologie peuvent fournir un complément relativement peu coûteux aux
interventions existantes dispensées par les thérapeutes pour les enfants
avec un diagnostic de TSA. Cependant, l'utilisation soutenue de l'application sur la période complète de 6 mois a été un défi pour la plupart des familles.
J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2017 May 25. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12752.
A randomised controlled trial of an iPad-based application to complement early behavioural intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Whitehouse AJO1, Granich J1, Alvares G1, Busacca M2, Cooper MN1, Dass A1, Duong T3, Harper R2, Marshall W4, Richdale A5, Rodwell T4, Trembath D6, Vellanki P3, Moore DW2, Anderson A2.
Author information
- 1
- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.
- 2
- Krongold Centre, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
- 3
- School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., Australia.
- 4
- Autism West, Perth, WA, Australia.
- 5
- Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
- 6
- Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Technology-based interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have proliferated, but few have been evaluated within the context of a randomised controlled trial (RCT). This RCT evaluated the efficacy of one technology-based early intervention programme (Therapy Outcomes By You; TOBY) in young children with ASD.METHODS:
TOBY is an app-based learning curriculum designed for children and parents as a complement to early behavioural intervention. Eighty children (16 female) were recruited to this RCT within 12 months of receiving a diagnosis of ASD (M age = 3.38; SD = 0.69) and randomised to receive either treatment-as-usual (community-based intervention, n = 39) or the TOBY therapy (at least 20 min/day) plus treatment-as-usual (n = 41) for a period of 6 months. Outcomes were assessed at 3 and 6 months postbaseline. (Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN12614000738628; www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=365463).RESULTS:
Children in the TOBY intervention group averaged 19 min/day engaging with the app in the first 3 months, but only 2 min/day during the second 3 months. There was no group difference in scores on the primary outcome, the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist, at either the 3- or 6-month follow-up. However, significant improvements at the 6-month follow-up were observed in the TOBY intervention group relative to the treatment-as-usual group on three secondary outcomes: the Fine Motor and Visual Reception subscales of the Mullen Scale of Early Learning and the Total Words Understood scale of the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Index. Statistical trends towards improvement in the TOBY intervention group were observed on measures of adaptive function, although these decreased in magnitude from the 3- to 6-month follow-up.CONCLUSIONS:
This study provides evidence that technology-based interventions may provide a relatively low-cost addition to existing therapist-delivered interventions for children with ASD. However, sustained use of the app over the full 6-month period was a challenge for most families.
© 2017 Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
- PMID: 28543302
- DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12752
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