Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Evidence Table. Therapies for children with ASD (continued)
Study
Description Intervention
Reed et al., 2009
(continued)
Inclusion/ Exclusion
Criteria/ Population
C-91
Baseline
Measures Outcomes
occurring co- before bed:
morbidities: G1: 4.05 ± 0.60
Children’s Sleep G1/BL: P = 0.001
Habits Question- Goes to bed at
naire score, mean ± same time each
SD:
night:
Sleep onset delay: G1: 4.06 ± 0.87
G1: 2.30 ± 0.80 G1/BL: P = NS
Sleep duration: Follow regular
G1: 6.53 ± 2.22 bedtime routine:
Sleep anxiety: G1: 4.17 ± 0.79
G1: 7.00 ± 2.27 G1/BL: P = 0.022
Night wakings: PCQ attention
G1: 5.55 ± 1.90 span score, mean
Daytime sleepiness: ± SD:
G1: 13.95 ± 4.32 G1: 2.95 ± 0.76
Modified total: G1/BL: P = NS
G1: 28.63 ± 6.15 Commonly
Total score: occurring co-
G1: 56.63 ± 9.21 morbidities:
Family Inventory of Children’s Sleep
Sleep Habits score, Habits Question-
mean ± SD: naire score, mean
Napping during the ± SD:
day:
Sleep onset
G1: 1.95 ± 1.00 delay:
Bedroom used for G1: 1.50 ± 0.61
“time out” during G1/BL: P = 0.004
day:
Sleep duration:
G1: 1.15 ± 0.37 G1: 4.79 ± 2.07
G1/BL: P = 0.003
Sleep anxiety:
G1: 5.85 ± 1.73
G1/BL: P = 0.022
Bedroom used as Night wakings:
play area during the G1: 4.85 ± 1.79
day:
G1/BL: P = NS
G1: 3.05 ± 1.23 Daytime
Caffeine after 5pm: sleepiness:
G1: 1.70 ± 0.86 G1: 13.25 ± 3.43
Stimulating activities G1/BL: P = NS
before bed: Modified total:
G1: 2.60 ± 1.05 G1: 22.84 ± 5.43
Sleeps better with G1/BL: P = 0.000
certain sleepwear: Total score:
G1: 2.22 ± 1.44 G1: 49.74 ± 9.24
Sleeps better with G1/BL: P = 0.004
certain sheets: Reported fewer
G1: 2.37 ± 1.38 nights of
Sleeps better when cosleeping, n: 5/7
room certain Reported fewer
temperature: early morning
G1: 2.44 ± 1.15 wakings, n: 1/3
Room is dark or Family Inventory
dimly lit at bedtime: of Sleep Habits
G1: 4.61 ± 1.04 score, mean ±
Room is quiet at SD: