The Effects of Exercise on Behavior and Fitness in Children With ASD

Institute of Technology, Carlow

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Behavior; Autism Spectrum Disorder

Treatments: Other: Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04047615

ASD Intervention

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Full description

This study will examine the effects of a school based exercise intervention programme on the behaviour and fitness levels in children with autism. Local primary schools who have an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) class will be approached to participate in the project. The age profile of the children will be 4-12 years of age and they will have mild-sever levels of autism. The exercise intervention programme will be delivered 3 times per week in the schools over an 8 week period.

Children will be fitness tested to assess the change in fitness levels over the 8 week period. 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 behaviour levels as a result of the exercise intervention programme.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 13 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 Behavior

Experimental group

Description:

An exercise intervention programme will be implemented 3 times a week for an 8 week period of time in a school setting. Each exercise class will last 60 minutes. The exercise classes will be fun for the students to participate in and will involve aspects of fundamental movement skills.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise