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The Effect of Pilates on Muscle Strength, Balance Performance, Gross Motor Skills, Social Skills in Children With ASD

NCT05458466 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2022-07-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this randomized controlled study was to determine the effects of Pilates Training by comparing the effects of Aerobic Training on muscle strength, balance performance, gross motor skills and social skills in children with autism.

As a result of this study Aerobic Training and Pilates Training are both effective in the improvement of balance performance and gross motor skills in children with autism, with more improvement in muscle strength in Aerobic Training. Pilates Training could be considered as an alternative training to increase physical activity in children with autism.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Pilates training

Eighteen children with autism did not meet the inclusion criteria, ten children did not want to participate in the study, and five children were not included in the study due to different reasons. A total of 22 children between the age of 7 and 12 years were participated in this study. The inclusion criteria were (i) being diagnosed with autism, (ii) not having physical disabilities or neurological disorders, (iii) having the ability to follow the instructions given during evaluations and training, and (iv) having the ability to perform the requested training. All parents of participants signed an informed consent form for participation. were divided into two groups including Aerobic Training (n=11) and Pilates Training (n=11) groups by simple randomization method (internet-based). Since one child in the experimental group did not continue Pilates Training, the study was completed with the participation of 21 children with autism.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Aydin Adnan Menderes University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nazan Ozturk, PhD. · Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-03-11
Primary Completion
2021-09-13
Completion
2021-09-13

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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