Martial Arts Therapy in Autism Spectrum Disorders

University of Isfahan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorders

Treatments: Other: physical exercise- based intervention (Karate techniques training)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02493699

14/02/2011

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the present study was to determine whether teaching Karate techniques training leads to reduction in communication deficit of children with autism spectrum disorders.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 16 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Individuals diagnosed as autism spectrum disorders according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition, Text Revision.
• Age range in 5 to 16.

Exclusion criteria

• Not participating in up to 3 intervention sessions.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Exercise

Experimental group

Description:

physical exercise- based intervention (Karate techniques training)

Treatment:

Other: physical exercise- based intervention (Karate techniques training)

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Not participating in physical exercise- based intervention (Karate techniques training)