NCT05067361

Effectiveness of Aerobic Exercises on the Autistic Children

Effectiveness of Aerobic Exercises on the Stereotypic Behaviors and Task Performance of Autistic Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Faisalabad · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Aerobic Exercise	Jogging was performed for 20 minutes. Jogging was performed by experimental group for 3 weeks and 4 sessions per week.
PROCEDURE	Ball Exercises	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 .

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-03-03
• Primary completion: 2020-08-08
• Completion: 2020-10-26
• First posted: 2021-10-05
• Last updated: 2021-10-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan