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Effects of Motor Skill Occupational Therapy Intervention ON ASD (Motion ASD)

NCT05131347 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-05-30

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Summary

The study will be a randomized controlled trial, which will aim to establish the appropriate and feasible content of the planned motor intervention program. A sample of 30 young children with ASD (4 to 5 years old) will be randomly assigned to treatment and control groups. Children in the treatment group will receive a 8-week motor skill intervention program. Children in the control group will receive a 8-week cognitive training program. Each week will be of 1.5-hour duration. Outcome measurements will consist of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-Second Edition Brief Form and Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-Third Edition. A two-factor mixed design ANOVA will be conducted to compare pre- and post-tests differences in the treatment and control groups. The findings of the proposed study will be useful for occupational therapists and clinicians to assist caregivers in implementing the intervention program and will contribute to knowledge regarding the effects of motor intervention program on increasing the motor skills of young children with ASD in Taiwan. Practitioners can design a standard treatment manual and provide information for implementing the motor intervention program. The expected results will help clinicians apply empirical knowledge to provide and promote the health and development of young children with ASD.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

motor intervention

Children in the motor intervention group will receive motor skills training based on motor learning theory. Movement activities include playing on trampoline and tilt board, walking on knees, toes and heels, creeping and crawling under different obstacles, jumping forward and backward, driving scooter board, playing balance devices, hopping, and visual motor coordinated movement. These activities are designed from easy to complex.

BEHAVIORAL

cognitive intervention

Children in the cognitive intervention group will receive cognitive training. The activities consist of 12 exercises with progressive cognitive demands at 10 levels to improve cognitive functions such as attention, cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control, and working memory.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cheng Kung University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ling-Yi Lin, ScD · National Cheng Kung University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-05-06
Primary Completion
2024-11-13
Completion
2024-11-13

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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