U.S., March 6 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06859541) titled 'Culturally Adapted Play-Based Behavioural Intervention for Autism' on Feb. 23.
Brief Summary: This study compared Culturally Adapted Play-Based Behavioural Intervention (PPBI) and Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in semi-rural Tamil Nadu through a double-blinded randomized controlled trial with 56 participants.
The PPBI approach integrated traditional Tamil games such as Paandi (hopscotch), Kuzhi Thanda (hole-and-peg game), and Paramapadham (snakes and ladders) to encourage social interaction, cooperative play, motor skill development, and emotional self-regulation. Activities were s...