Ball Exercises and Stereotypic Behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effectiveness of Ball Exercises on the Stereotypic Behavior of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05045339
• Other study ID #: TUF/DR/DPT/157
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 6, 2018
• Est. completion date: May 28, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: September 2021
• Source: University of Faisalabad
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: May 28, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: April 20, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 4 Years to 16 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Autistic Disorder
• Child Development Disorders, Pervasive

Intervention

Procedure:
• Ball Exercises
Different ball exercises which include stability ball roll, stability ball hug, catching, throwing was performed. Along with these exercises, ball tapping exercise was also performed. Exercises were performed with 55 and 65 inch gym ball and a small regular plastic ball.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	The University of Faisalabad	Faisalabad	Punjab

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Faisalabad

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Stereotypic Behaviors	Repetitive behavior scale revised (RBS-R) was used to rate stereotypic behaviors in children with ASD. It is a 43 items questionnaire that is placed under six subscales. Stereotyped behavior subscale, self-injurious behavior subscale, compulsive behavior subscale, ritualistic behavior subscale, sameness behavior subscale and restricted behavior subscale are the six subscales of RBS-R. Each subscale has different characteristics which are classified as 0 (behavior is not present at all), 1 (behavior is mildly present), 2 (behavior is moderately present) and 3 (behavior is severe). Moreover, each behavior was also rated that how much this behavior occurs, cause interruption in activity and how much child become agitated when he was interrupted.	Two months