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ArticlePsychiatry investigation2020

Efficacy of Interventions Based on Applied Behavior Analysis for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-Analysis.

Qian Yu, Enyao Li, Liguo Li, Weiyi Liang

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Article in Psychiatry investigation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06310317 (Evaluating the Effect of Use of Technologies to Increase the Cognitive Abilities in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders), which is not on this map. Cited by 47 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT06310317 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Evaluating the Effect of Use of Technologies to Increase the Cognitive Abilities in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

TypeinterventionalSponsorIstituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione BiomedicaRan2023 to 2025Enrolled30ConditionsAutism, Autism Spectrum DisorderArmsApplied Behavior Analysis protocol, Traditional intervention
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qian YuDepartment of Child Rehabilitation, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Enyao LiDepartment of Child Rehabilitation, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Liguo LiDepartment of Child Rehabilitation, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Weiyi LiangDepartment of Rehabilitation, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CNPeking University Shenzhen Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo systematically evaluate evidence for the use of interventions based on appied behavior analysis (ABA) to manage various symptoms of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

methodsSensitivity analyses were conducted by removing any outlying studies and subgroup analyses were performed to compare the effectiveness of ABA and early start denver model (ESDM), picture exchange communication systems (PECS) and discrete trial training (DTT).

results14 randomized control trials of 555 participants were included in this meta-analysis. The overall standardized mean difference was d=-0.36 (95% CI -1.31, 0.58; Z=0.75, p=0.45) for autism general symptoms, d=0.11 (95% CI -0.31, 0.54; Z=0.52, p=0.60) for socialization, d=0.30 (95% CI -0.02, 0.61; Z=1.84, p=0.07) for communication and d=-3.52 (95% CI -6.31, -0.72; Z=2.47, p=0.01) for expressive language, d=-0.04 (95% CI -0.44, 0.36; Z=0.20, p=0.84) for receptive language. Those results suggested outcomes of socialization, communication and expressive language may be promising targets for ABA-based interventions involving children with ASD. However, significant effects for the outcomes of autism general symptoms, receptive language, adaptive behavior, daily living skills, IQ, verbal IQ, nenverbal IQ, restricted and repetitive behavior, motor and cognition were not observed.

conclusionThe small number of studies included in the present study limited the ability to make inferences when comparing ABA, ESDM, PECS and DTT interventions for children with ASD.

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Applied behavior analysisAutismChildrenMeta-analysis

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