Ball Exercises and Stereotypic Behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorder

University of Faisalabad

Status: Completed

Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder

Treatments: Procedure: Ball Exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05045339

TUF/DR/DPT/157

Details and patient eligibility

About

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neuro-behavioral disorder associated with repetitive movements. The role of physical therapist towards an autistic child is most neglected one. Therefore, the objective of this study was to see the effectiveness of different ball exercise on stereotypic behavior of children with ASD. Different ball exercises were implemented for 2 months, 3 sessions per week and every session consist of 35 minutes.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 16 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children diagnosed with ASD through experts
• Having recognized stereotypic behavior
• Having Intellectual Deficit (ID) and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)
• Age ranging between 4-16 years
• Consented to take part

Exclusion criteria

• Having co-morbidities like schizophrenia and developmental delays
• Severe cases of ASD
• Showing aggressive behavior
• Having disease of cardiovascular or respiratory system
• Children unable to follow the command for exercise completely

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Exercise Group

Experimental group

Description:

Five different ball exercises were implemented for 35 minutes, 3 sessions per week for 2 months.

Treatment:

Procedure: Ball Exercises

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

No exercises were performed in control group