NCT06295705

Exploring the Effectiveness of Dance as an Intervention to Promote Social-Emotional Health in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Exploring the Effectiveness of Dance as an Intervention to Promote Social-Emotional Health Within the Everyday Lives of Children With ASD

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 8 (actual)
• Sponsor: Loma Linda University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 11 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will explore the effectiveness of dance as an intervention to promote social-emotional health within children with ASD.

Detailed description

The study will look children with ASD's response to a 7-week occupational therapy led dance program in regards to social-emotional health. This will include exploring the effect on change of social-emotional behavior in children with ASD after being exposed to dance intervention through comparing the quantitative measurements of pre- and post-assessment scores of the Developmental Profile 4 (DP-4), analysis of the qualitative measurements of pre- and post-social-emotional behaviors via child report, and analysis of qualitative observations of social-emotional behavior through reviewing video recording of dance classes. Additionally, parents' perspectives will be explored through post-interview questions to share their observations of their child's experience.

Conditions

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Hip-Hop Dance	I. Week 1 - Session 1 1. Daily Check-In 2. Warm-Up: Mobility/Grooves 3. Lesson: Style - Hip-Hop 4. Cool-Down: Deep Breathing 5. Debrief Check-In II. Week 2 - Session 2 1. Daily Check-In 2. Warm-Up: Mobility/Grooves 3. Lesson: Style - Locking 4. Cool-Down: Instructed Yoga 5. Debrief Check-In III. Week 3 - Session 3 1. Daily Check-In 2. Warm-Up: Mobility/Grooves 3. Lesson: Style - Breaking 4. Cool-Down: Sensory Time 5. Debrief Check-In IV. Week 4 - Session 4 1. Daily Check-In 2. Warm-Up: Mobility/Grooves 3. Lesson: Style - Popping 4. Cool-Down: Animal Deep Breathing 5. Debrief Check-In V. Week 5 - Session 5 1. Daily Check-In 2. Warm-Up: Mobility/Grooves 3. Lesson: Learn Showcase Routine 4. Cool-Down: Animal Instructed Yoga 5. Debrief Check-In VI. Week 6 - Session 6 1. Daily Check-In 2. Warm-Up: Mobility/Grooves 3. Lesson: Review Showcase Routine 4. Cool-Down: Sensory Time 5. Debrief Check-In VII. Week 7 - Dance Showcase

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-04-02
• Primary completion: 2024-05-25
• Completion: 2024-05-25
• First posted: 2024-03-06
• Last updated: 2025-05-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States