Effects of Motor Skill Occupational Therapy Intervention ON ASD (Motion ASD)

NCT05131347 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: A-BR-109-011
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study will be a randomized controlled trial, which will aim to establish the appropriate and feasible content of the planned motor intervention program. A sample of 30 young children with ASD (4 to 5 years old) will be randomly assigned to treatment and control groups. Children in the treatment group will receive a 8-week motor skill intervention program. Children in the control group will receive a 8-week cognitive training program. Each week will be of 1.5-hour duration. Outcome measurements will consist of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-Second Edition Brief Form and Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-Third Edition. A two-factor mixed design ANOVA will be conducted to compare pre- and post-tests differences in the treatment and control groups. The findings of the proposed study will be useful for occupational therapists and clinicians to assist caregivers in implementing the intervention program and will contribute to knowledge regarding the effects of motor intervention program on increasing the motor skills of young children with ASD in Taiwan. Practitioners can design a standard treatment manual and provide information for implementing the motor intervention program. The expected results will help clinicians apply empirical knowledge to provide and promote the health and development of young children with ASD.

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Keywords

autism spectrum disorder; motor skills; adaptive functions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-Second Edition (BOT-2) Brief Form

  The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-Second Edition (BOT-2) Brief Form uses a subtest and composite structure that highlights motor performance in the broad functional areas of stability, mobility, strength, coordination, and object manipulation. Scale scores (mean = 15, standard deviation = 5), confidence intervals, age equivalents, and descriptive categories are used to describe subtest performance. Standard scores (mean = 50, standard deviation = 10), confidence intervals, percentile ranks, and descriptive categories are used to describe motor performance. The higher the scores are, the better performance the children achieve.

  8 weeks

• Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-Third Edition

  The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-Third Edition (VABS-3) comprises four domains, that is, communication, daily living skills, socialization and motor skills, for assessing adaptive functioning in children aged 3 to 12 years old. The raw score in each domain and total raw score are converted to an age-equivalent score. The domain scores are also expressed as standard scores with a mean of 100 and standard deviation of 15. The range for each subscale is from 20 to 140. The subscales are summed to compute a total score, ranging from 80 to 560. The higher the scores are, the better adaptive functioning the children achieve.

  8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

motor intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Children in the motor intervention group will receive a 8-week motor intervention program. Each week will be of 1.5-hour duration.

Behavioral: motor intervention

cognitive intervention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Children in the cognitive intervention group will receive a 8-week cognitive training program. Each week will be of 1.5-hour duration.

Behavioral: cognitive intervention

Interventions

motor intervention BEHAVIORAL

Children in the motor intervention group will receive motor skills training based on motor learning theory. Movement activities include playing on trampoline and tilt board, walking on knees, toes and heels, creeping and crawling under different obstacles, jumping forward and backward, driving scooter board, playing balance devices, hopping, and visual motor coordinated movement. These activities are designed from easy to complex.

motor intervention

cognitive intervention BEHAVIORAL

Children in the cognitive intervention group will receive cognitive training. The activities consist of 12 exercises with progressive cognitive demands at 10 levels to improve cognitive functions such as attention, cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control, and working memory.

cognitive intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 4 Years - 5 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• diagnosed with ASD by registered pediatric psychiatrists according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5th Edition
• aged 48 to 71 months old
• had no sensory impairments, such as visual or hearing impairments

You may not qualify if:

• diagnosed with additional diseases, comorbidities, or presence of other disorders, such as epilepsy, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or Fragile X syndrome
• children with physical disabilities caused by head injuries, or neurological disorders
• the inability to follow researcher's instructions and complete the research procedures

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Cheng Kung University: lead

Study Sites (1)

National Cheng Kung University

Tainan, 701, Taiwan

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Alsaedi RH. An Assessment of the Motor Performance Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Gulf Region. Brain Sci. 2020 Sep 3;10(9):607. doi: 10.3390/brainsci10090607.

  PMID: 32899306 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Ling-Yi Lin, ScD

  National Cheng Kung University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 28, 2021
• First Posted: November 23, 2021
• Study Start: May 6, 2022
• Primary Completion: November 13, 2024
• Study Completion: November 13, 2024
• Last Updated: May 30, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)