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Effect of Aquatic Training on Motor Function in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

NCT05123066 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2025-12-08

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Summary

Clinically, infants with Autism Spectrum Disorder often display gross motor delays in supine, prone, and sitting skills in their first year of life . Studies reveal that motor abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorder can occur very early in developmental trajectory.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Aquatic Exercises

These 3 sets were the following: Set 1: warming up exercise as floating exercise 24 Set 2: Standing education/training Set 3: Walking education/training The exercises will be conducted taking in consideration safety measures as: 1. Each participant will use Noodles to ensure safety. 2. Each participant will train individually to ensure safety and avoid distraction. 3. Each participant will use special swimming suit in case of lack of bowel and/or bladder control.

OTHER

Land Exercises

All participants were physical therapy intervention according to their level of functional impairment :

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amira M ABD-ELMONEM, PhD · Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University

  • MAI E ABBASS, PhD · Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University

  • AMR A OTHMAN, PhD · Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
5 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-01-01
Primary Completion
2023-08-16
Completion
2023-10-20

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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