Clinical trial NCT06673810: Effects of Ankle Weighted Cuffs Training in Autism Children
Official title: Effects Of Ankle Weighted Cuffs Training on Kinesthetic Awareness and Toe Walking in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Keywords: Kinesthetic awareness
Toe walking
Ankle weighted training
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-11-05
Enrollment: 44
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 4
Maximum age (years): 14
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a diverse group of conditions. They are characterized by some degree of difficulty with social interaction, communication and behaviors. Kinesthetic awareness can be defined as how we sense our body and the way it moves. This person might have difficulty understanding where their body is in relation to other objects, thus appearing clumsy, knocking things over, dropping items or misjudging personal space and thus standing too close to others.

Detailed description: The current study will be randomized control trial and data will be collected from (PSRD) pakistan society rehablitation of the disabled. The study will include 44 patients equally divided into two groups and randomly allocated. Inclusion criteria for the study will be a parent-confirmed ASD diagnosis from a psychiatrist or licensed psychologist, both male and female children, age between 4 to 14 years. Children with a history of lower limb surgery, a recent (\<1 year) ankle sprain and severe behavioral disturbances will be excluded from the study. Experimental group will have ankle weighted cuffs while performing routine physical therapy exercises. Control group will perform routine physical therapy exercises. Outcomes will be analyzed by Limb Position Sense Test and 50 ft walk test. Data collection will be done before and after the intervention. Data will be analyzed through SPSS version 25.00.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* A pre-diagnosed autism spectrum disorder from a psychiatrist or licensed psychologist.
* Both male and female children.
* Age between 4 to 14 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Children with a history of lower limb surgery.
* Children with a recent (\<1 year) ankle sprain.
* Children presented severe behavioral disturbances, such as aggressive behaviors, self- injurious behaviors, severe motor hyperactivity

Primary outcomes:
measure: Limb Position Sense Test
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: 50 ft Walk Test
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lahore
country: Pakistan
facility: Pakistan Society for the Rehabilitation of Disabled
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Hafiza Rashida Maqbool, MS*
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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