Effectiveness of Aerobic Exercises on the Autistic Children

NCT05067361 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: TUF/DR/MSPP/173
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 38
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder manifesting stereotypic behaviors and problem in communication and social interaction. Different physical therapy interventions like aerobics help to improve recurrent behaviors and task performance of autistic children. This study was focused to see the effect of jogging on the stereotypic behaviors and task performance of autistic children. A single blinded randomized study was conducted on 38 autistic children, randomly allocated to two groups, performing jogging and ball exercises. Repetitive Behavior Scale-revised(RBS-R) and Jebsen Hand Function Test (JHFT) was used for assessment. Exercise was performed for 3 weeks and 4 sessions per week.

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Physical therapy; Stereotypic behaviors; ASD; Repetitive behaviors; Aerobic exercises; Jogging; Ball exercises.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Repetitive behavior scale revised (RBS-R)

  RBS-R was used to assess the stereotypic behaviors of autistic children. It is 43 items questionnaire that is placed under six subscales. The sub-scales are Stereotyped Behavior Subscale Self-Injurious Behavior Subscale Compulsive Behavior Subscale Ritualistic Behavior Subscale Sameness Behavior Subscale Restricted Behavior Subscale Each subscale has different characteristics, which are classified from 0 to 3 (behavior is severe). Moreover, each behavior is also rated that how much this behavior occurs, cause interruption in activity and how much a child become agitated when he was interrupted. Global score rating was used by calculating the scores of all the six subscales and total score was given in range of 1 to 100.

  3 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Jebsen Hand Function Test (JHFT)

  3 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Experimental Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Procedure: Aerobic Exercise; Procedure: Ball Exercises

Active control Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Procedure: Ball Exercises

Interventions

Aerobic Exercise PROCEDURE

Jogging was performed for 20 minutes. Jogging was performed by experimental group for 3 weeks and 4 sessions per week.

Experimental Group

Ball Exercises PROCEDURE

Ball exercises like stability ball roll, stability ball hug, stability ball catching, ball throwing and ball tapping exercises were for 10 minutes. Ball exercises was performed by both groups for 3 weeks and 4 times per week .

Active control Group; Experimental Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 20 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Diagnosed children of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by experts
• Have recognized stereotypic behaviors
• Age 6 to 20 years
• Independent to walk
• Both genders
• Parent and teachers willing to give consent

You may not qualify if:

• Unable to understand commands
• Have co-morbidities like schizophrenia or ADHD
• Having respiratory or cardiovascular problems
• Severe ASD
• Lower limb injury and disability

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Faisalabad: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Faisalabad

Faisalābad, Punjab Province, 38000, Pakistan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder; Stereotypic Movement Disorder

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Dr Sidra Majeed;PT, MSPP

  University of Faisalabad

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Physical Therapist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 23, 2021
• First Posted: October 5, 2021
• Study Start: March 3, 2020
• Primary Completion: August 8, 2020
• Study Completion: October 26, 2020
• Last Updated: October 5, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)