NCT07485439

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if watching instructions for daily exercises with three different contents (the patients themselves, other children, or children dressed as rabbits in addition to their physiotherapist, could increase physical activity among children with autism. The main questions it aims to answer are: Are children with autism motivated to engage in daily exercise by seeing themselves in a mobile application? Researchers will compare instructions with the children themselves with instructions containing other children and children in rabbit suits. Parents and their children will use the mobile application once daily for 8 weeks, and 5-10 minutes per day. Parents will fill out questionnaires before, during and after the 8-week intervention, and write about their experiences in the mobile application 2-3 days per week.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
20

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
22mo left

Started Jan 2026

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
enrolling by invitation

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress14%
Jan 2026Apr 2028

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 30, 2026

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 30, 2026

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 20, 2026

Completed
1.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 2, 2028

Expected
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 2, 2028

Last Updated

March 20, 2026

Status Verified

March 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

2 years

First QC Date

January 30, 2026

Last Update Submit

March 16, 2026

Conditions

Autism

Keywords

Physical activityMotivationMobile HealthLife Satisfaction

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Time on task = time until children loose interest or discontinue the daily exercise session.

    With assistance from participatnt's parents, the mobile application registers time on task.

    All days when study participants use the mobile application. .

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale - Short form (PACES-SF)

    At baseline and at week 3, 5, 7 and 8.

  • International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)

    At baseline and at week 8.

  • State Anxiety Inventory - Short Form (STAI-SF)

    At baseline and at week 8.

  • Pediatric Insomnia Severity Index (PISI)

    At baseline and at week 8.

Study Arms (1)

Daily exercise instructions via mobile application

EXPERIMENTAL

Daily exercise instructions containing 5-10 minutes of exercise instructions, tailored to specific difficulties (toe walking, DCD), in one of three variants; 1) With the children themselves with their PT, 2) With other children and the PT, 3) With other children dressed as rabbits and the PT.

Behavioral: Exercise

Interventions

ExerciseBEHAVIORAL

Participants will, with the aid of their parents, follow instructions from a video on a mobile application, with 5-10 minutes of exercise, tailored for either toe walking or coordination difficulties.

Daily exercise instructions via mobile application

Eligibility Criteria

Age2 Years - 10 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Access to a mobile phone or tablet with a camera and internet at home.
  • Autism diagnosis in the child in question (the patient).
  • Someone in the family knows enough Swedish to understand the information about the study and the content of the mobile app.

You may not qualify if:

  • Medical impediment to training with the parents and performing the exercises in the prescribed training sessions.
  • Age \>10 years.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Linköping University

Linköping, Östergötland County, 58183, Sweden

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Autistic DisorderMotor ActivityPersonal Satisfaction

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Autism Spectrum DisorderChild Development Disorders, PervasiveNeurodevelopmental DisordersMental DisordersBehavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor ActivityMovementMusculoskeletal Physiological PhenomenaMusculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Senior Consultant in Pediatrics, Senior Lecturer

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 30, 2026

First Posted

March 20, 2026

Study Start

January 30, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

February 2, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

April 2, 2028

Last Updated

March 20, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

SE(1)