The Effects of Exercise in Anxiety in Children With ASD

Institute of Technology, Carlow

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Behavior; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Anxiety

Treatments: Other: Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03860389

ASD1

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will examine the effects of a school based exercise programme on anxiety and behaviour levels in children with autism.

Full description

This study will examine the effects of a school based exercise programme on anxiety and behaviour levels in children with autism. Local special autism schools and primary and secondary schools with specialised classes for children with autism will be approached to participate in the project. The age profile of the children will be 4-18 yrs of age and they will have mild-severe levels of autism. The exercise programme will delivered 3 times per week in the schools over periods of 8-16 weeks dependent on the severity of autism within the children.

Questionnaires will be given to the parents and teachers of the children at the beginning and at the end of the programme to assess changes in anxiety levels and behaviour as a result of the exercise programme.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder

Exclusion criteria

• Any medical condition which excludes the child from partaking in exercise

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 1 patient group

Exercise effects on anxiety

Experimental group

Description:

An exercise programme will be administered 3 times a week for up to an 16 week period of time in a school setting. Each exercise class will last 60 minutes. The exercise classes will involve aspects of fundamental movement skills and will be fun for the students to participate in.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise