Details of studies which are currently enrolling and a list of some of SPIRAL’s recently completed studies can be found below.
Dr April Levin and her team at the Department of Neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital are seeking to understand how different individuals process sensory information. Hopefully this understanding will lead to improved intervention for individuals experiencing sensory processing difficulties. The SPA project is recruiting three groups of children 3-4 years of age: children with autism, children with “sensory processing concerns” who do not also have autism, and children with typical development.
To investigate sensory processing in these groups, the SPA project will use play-based assessments, questionnaires, and EEG (a safe and non-intrusive measure of brain activity). Participation includes an approximately 4-hour visit to 2 Brookline Place in Brookline, MA. Participants will receive $50 upon completion of the study visit and parking reimbursements.
If you wish to participate or learn more, please email us or call 617-969-4410 ext 267, or contact Dr Levin’s team directly by email or call 617-919-6829.
Either follow this link to The Spiral Foundation or contact Olivia Easterbrooks-Dick or Alison Teasdale at [email protected] or (617) 969-4410 x267. We will answer any questions you may have about participating in a study and obtain preliminary information to determine if you or your child is eligible for any of our studies. If you are eligible then we will describe the appropriate study in detail.
For all studies we will obtain informed consent or parental informed consent, either in person or via an online survey, which will explain the study and what your participation in the study involves. If appropriate, we will also explain the study to your child in accessible language and attempt to obtain your child’s verbal or written assent to participate. You, and if appropriate, your child will then be asked to complete any study forms and/or assessments.
Note: There is no obligation to participate in any research study. If you are a client or caregiver of a client at OTA The Koomar Center, current or future services will not be influenced by your choice to participate or not in any research study. All information collected as part of any research study is confidential.
Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of a Sensory Integration Occupational Therapy Clinic Telehealth Program: A Program Review
Safe Place: Clinical Utility and Feasibility of a Multi-Disciplinary Intervention for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder and Complex Trauma – a Feasibility Study
What’s the Prognosis? Longitudinal Follow-Up of Children With Sensory Processing Challenges 8 to 32 Years Later
Background: Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) is advocated as a meaningful outcome measure for parents and clinicians using an Ayres Sensory Integration® Intervention (ASI) approach. Although used in several treatment effectiveness studies, reliability of therapist goal writing and scoring has not been established in this area.
Background: Children with sensory processing challenges often demonstrate a specific vestibular dysfunction characterized by an irrational fear of movement experiences referred to as gravitational insecurity.
