Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Demonstration of the Effectiveness of Treatment by Therapeutic Body Wraps in Children and Adolescents Suffering From Autism Spectrum Disorder With Severe Injurious Behavio
Brief Summary:
Severe injurious behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder are challenging. First line treatment approaches include behavioral techniques but pharmacotherapy is frequently required despite frequent adverse effects in youths.
Therapeutic body wraps has been reported in small series or case reports, but has never been assessed in the context of a randomized controlled trial.
The present study is an exploratory, multicenter, randomized, controlled, open label with blinded outcome assessment (PROBE design) trial of the effect of wet versus dry therapeutic body wraps in children presenting with autism spectrum disorder and severe injurious behavior.