Clinical trial NCT06295705: Exploring the Effectiveness of Dance as an Intervention to Promote Social-Emotional Health in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Official title: Exploring the Effectiveness of Dance as an Intervention to Promote Social-Emotional Health Within the Everyday Lives of Children With ASD
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Lead sponsor: Loma Linda University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-03-06
Enrollment: 8
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 7
Maximum age (years): 11
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This study will explore the effectiveness of dance as an intervention to promote social-emotional health within children with ASD.

Detailed description: The study will look children with ASD's response to a 7-week occupational therapy led dance program in regards to social-emotional health. This will include exploring the effect on change of social-emotional behavior in children with ASD after being exposed to dance intervention through comparing the quantitative measurements of pre- and post-assessment scores of the Developmental Profile 4 (DP-4), analysis of the qualitative measurements of pre- and post-social-emotional behaviors via child report, and analysis of qualitative observations of social-emotional behavior through reviewing video recording of dance classes. Additionally, parents' perspectives will be explored through post-interview questions to share their observations of their child's experience.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria for Youth Participants

* Elementary school children ages 7-11.
* Parent/caregiver/guardian must provide proof of an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) with a Primary Eligibility of Autism.

  o Parent/caregiver/guardian must provide proof of IEP and eligibility.
* Will speak and understand English.
* Able to physically participate in the dance program without the use of adaptive equipment.
* Answer yes to the following Skillset Checklist (Per parent/caregiver/guardian report):

  * Follow 1- and 2-step instructions.
  * Follow structured activities with supervision (e.g., visual schedule, routine).
  * Previous participation in extracurricular group activities over the last 6 months - 1 year (e.g., structured sports).
  * Minimum 5-minutes of attention to task.

Exclusion Criteria:

* No IEP Primary Eligibility of Autism.
* No children participants younger than 7.
* No children participants older than 11.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Child Description of Impact on Social-Emotional Health
timeFrame: Change between baseline (time of enrollment) and Week 7
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Parent Perspective of Impact on Social-Emotional Health
timeFrame: Change between baseline (time of enrollment) and Week 7 (program completion)
measure: Change in Social-Emotional Behavior
timeFrame: Change between baseline (time of enrollment) and Week 7 (program completion)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Loma Linda
country: United States
facility: Loma Linda University Health
state: California
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