NCT06673810

Effects of Ankle Weighted Cuffs Training in Autism Children

Effects Of Ankle Weighted Cuffs Training on Kinesthetic Awareness and Toe Walking in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 44 (actual)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 4 Years – 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a diverse group of conditions. They are characterized by some degree of difficulty with social interaction, communication and behaviors. Kinesthetic awareness can be defined as how we sense our body and the way it moves. This person might have difficulty understanding where their body is in relation to other objects, thus appearing clumsy, knocking things over, dropping items or misjudging personal space and thus standing too close to others.

Detailed description

The current study will be randomized control trial and data will be collected from (PSRD) pakistan society rehablitation of the disabled. The study will include 44 patients equally divided into two groups and randomly allocated. Inclusion criteria for the study will be a parent-confirmed ASD diagnosis from a psychiatrist or licensed psychologist, both male and female children, age between 4 to 14 years. Children with a history of lower limb surgery, a recent (\<1 year) ankle sprain and severe behavioral disturbances will be excluded from the study. Experimental group will have ankle weighted cuffs while performing routine physical therapy exercises. Control group will perform routine physical therapy exercises. Outcomes will be analyzed by Limb Position Sense Test and 50 ft walk test. Data collection will be done before and after the intervention. Data will be analyzed through SPSS version 25.00.

Conditions

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Ankle Weighted Cuffs Training Along with Routine Physical Therapy Exercises	Group A will have free ankle weighted cuffs while performing routine physical therapy. These weighted cuffs will be above of the child's ankle and child will be encouraged to perform his/her routine physical activities. Ankle weights will correspond to 2% to 3% of the individual's body weight (sandbags) will be attached at 5 cm above the left and right ankle joints
OTHER	Routine Physical Therapy Exercises	Group B will perform all the routine physical exercises which include jogging, walk/run interval training, treadmill training and cycling . Intervention period will be of 6 weeks comprising of 3 sessions per week of 30 to 45 minutes per session

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-28
• Primary completion: 2024-12-25
• Completion: 2025-01-15
• First posted: 2024-11-05
• Last updated: 2025-01-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan