AutismNCT06110884
Music Therapy for Language and Social Skills in Autistic Children
A study testing music therapy, speech therapy and speech therapy in people with Autism and Language Delay, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.
Trial summary
This research is a single-blind randomized controlled trial, where the investigators plan to recruit 40 children with autism, randomly divided into two groups. The music therapy intervention group will receive an hour of group music therapy in addition to traditional language therapy. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 3 to 5 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Autism, Language Delay, Speech Disorders in Children
- What is being tested?
- music therapy, speech therapy and speech therapy
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 40 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTaiwan
- Study dates
- 17 Jan 2024to 19 Aug 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 3 to 5 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child
Who may be able to join
- children with autism
- aged 3-5 y/o
- children with speech delay (T-score of Preschool Language Scale < 40)
- Mandarin as first language
Who cannot join
- children with other neurological diseases
- children without verbal output
- children with articulation or voice disorder
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effectiveness of Music Therapy for Speech Delay and Social Skills in Children With Autism
This research is a single-blind randomized controlled trial, where the investigators plan to recruit 40 children with autism, randomly divided into two groups. The music therapy intervention group will receive an hour of group music therapy in addition to traditional language therapy. The control group will receive only traditional language therapy. The trial will last for 8 weeks, and participants in both groups will be assessed before and after the trial.
During the study, the investigators will assess the language abilities autism trait performance, adaptive function, emotional behavior, and parent-child stress levels.
Read the detailed description
This research is a single-blind randomized controlled trial, where the investigators plan to recruit 40 children with autism, randomly divided into two groups. The music therapy intervention group will receive an hour of group music therapy in addition to traditional language therapy. The control group will receive only traditional language therapy. The trial will last for 8 weeks, and participants in both groups will be assessed before and after the trial.
During the study, the investigators will assess the language abilities, autism trait performance, adaptive function, emotional behavior, and parent-child stress levels.
The study hypothesizes that music therapy can contribute to improving language development delays in children with autism and may enhance their language development. The investigators hope that this research can propose more diversified therapeutic methods for language development in children with autism.
- Conditions
- Autism, Language Delay, Speech Disorders in Children
- Being tested
- music therapy, speech therapy, speech therapy
- Medical subject headings
- Autistic Disorder, Language Development Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
music therapy, speech therapyBehavioural
receive group music therapy in addition to traditional language therapy
speech therapyBehavioural
receive only traditional language therapy
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Music therapy group | Experimental | Not described Receives: Behavioral: music therapy, speech therapy |
| Control group | Active comparator | Not described Receives: Behavioral: speech therapy |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Chinese version of the Preschool Language Scale (PLS)
assess the language abilities of children, minimum value 0, maximum value 83, higher scores means a better outcome
Measured: 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes (3)
Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 1½-5 (CBCL 1½-5)
evaluate emotional behavior
Measured: 8 weeks
Parenting Stress Index
evaluate parent-child stress levels, minimum value 36, maximum value 180, higher scores means a worse outcome
Measured: 8 weeks
Checklist for Autism Spectrum Disorder-Chinese Version (CASD-C)
evaluate autism trait performance
Measured: 8 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted1 Nov 2023
- Study start17 Jan 2024
- Primary completion19 Aug 2025
- Study completion19 Aug 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for AutismStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by National Taiwan University HospitalThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06110884
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 202307099RIND
- Status last verified
- Sep 2024
- First submitted
- 24 Oct 2023
- Last updated
- 24 Jun 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 24 Jun 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effectiveness of Music Therapy for Speech Delay and Social Skills in Children With Autism
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06110884
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 202307099RIND
- Conditions
- Autism, Language Delay, Speech Disorders in Children
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- National Taiwan University HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 17 Jan 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 19 Aug 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 19 Aug 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 1 Nov 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This research is a single-blind randomized controlled trial, where the investigators plan to recruit 40 children with autism, randomly divided into two groups. The music therapy intervention group will receive an hour of group music therapy in addition to traditional language therapy. The control group will receive only traditional language therapy. The trial will last for 8 weeks, and participants in both groups will be assessed before and after the trial.
During the study, the investigators will assess the language abilities autism trait performance, adaptive function, emotional behavior, and parent-child stress levels.
Detailed description
This research is a single-blind randomized controlled trial, where the investigators plan to recruit 40 children with autism, randomly divided into two groups. The music therapy intervention group will receive an hour of group music therapy in addition to traditional language therapy. The control group will receive only traditional language therapy. The trial will last for 8 weeks, and participants in both groups will be assessed before and after the trial.
During the study, the investigators will assess the language abilities, autism trait performance, adaptive function, emotional behavior, and parent-child stress levels.
The study hypothesizes that music therapy can contribute to improving language development delays in children with autism and may enhance their language development. The investigators hope that this research can propose more diversified therapeutic methods for language development in children with autism.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Music therapy group | Experimental | Behavioral: music therapy, speech therapy |
| Control group | Active comparator | Behavioral: speech therapy |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 3 to 5 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- children with autism
- aged 3-5 y/o
- children with speech delay (T-score of Preschool Language Scale < 40)
- Mandarin as first language
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- children with other neurological diseases
- children without verbal output
- children with articulation or voice disorder
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| music therapy, speech therapyreceive group music therapy in addition to traditional language therapy | Behavioural | Music therapy group |
| speech therapyreceive only traditional language therapy | Behavioural | Control group |
Primary outcome
Chinese version of the Preschool Language Scale (PLS)
Time frame: 8 weeks
assess the language abilities of children, minimum value 0, maximum value 83, higher scores means a better outcome
3 secondary outcomes
Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 1½-5 (CBCL 1½-5)
Time frame: 8 weeks
Parenting Stress Index
Time frame: 8 weeks
Checklist for Autism Spectrum Disorder-Chinese Version (CASD-C)
Time frame: 8 weeks
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 24 Jun 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing music therapy, speech therapy and speech therapy in people with Autism and Language Delay, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Jun 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Taiwan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Chinese version of the Preschool Language Scale (PLS) (time frame: 8 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Jun 2026.