Clinical trial NCT05458466: The Effect of Pilates on Muscle Strength, Balance Performance, Gross Motor Skills, Social Skills in Children With ASD
Official title: The Effect of Pilates Training on Muscle Strength, Balance Performance, Gross Motor Skills and Social Skills in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Autism
Keywords: Autism
Pilates training
Aerobic training
Gross motor skills
Muscle strength
Social skills
Lead sponsor: Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-07-14
Enrollment: 21
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 7
Maximum age (years): 12
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief 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.

Detailed description: 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.

This study will answer whether pilates practice has an effect on Muscle Strength, Balance Performance, Gross Motor Skills and Social Skills in Children With Autism.

Demographic information of the participants was recorded.Muscle strength for shoulder flexors, hip flexors and knee extensors were performed with Hand-held dynamometry.The one-legged standing test was used to evaluate static balance performance.Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMT-2) was used to evaluate gross motor skills of participants. The Autism Social Skills Profile Turkish Form (ASSP- T) was used to evaluate social skills of participants.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being diagnosed with autism,
* Not having physical disabilities or neurological disorders,
* Having the ability to follow the instructions given during evaluations and training,
* Having the ability to perform the requested training

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not being a volunteer,
* Having a health problem that prevents exercise.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Muscle Strength
timeFrame: immediately after application
measure: Balance
timeFrame: immediately after application
measure: Gross Motor Skills
timeFrame: immediately after application
measure: Social Skills
timeFrame: immediately after application
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Aydin
country: Turkey
facility: Aydin Efeler Autism Sports Center
Study officials:
affiliation: Aydin Adnan Menderes University
name: Nazan Ozturk, PhD.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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