Evaluation of Motor Skills, Balance, Dual Task, and Social Adaptation in Individuals with Autism

Recruiting

• Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Motor Disorders; Social Skills

• Registration Number: NCT06777186
• Lead Sponsor: Kırıkkale University

Brief Summary

The aim of our study is to evaluate motor skills balance, dual task and social adaptation skills in individuals with autism. Our study will be conducted in Bartın Lider Special Education and Rehabilitation Center after ethics committee approval. The sample number determined by power analysis will be included in the study. Socio-demographic characteristics (age, height, body weight, body mass index, education level, exercise and smoking habits, etc.) of the individuals who voluntarily participated in the study will be obtained. The individuals participating in the study will be divided into two groups as individuals with normal motor development and individuals with autism spectrum disorder and the same assessment scales will be used. These assessment scales are TUG, 10 meter walking test, Vineland Adaptive Adaptation Scale, Bruininks-Oseretsky Motor Competence Test. According to the evaluation results, motor skills, functional balance, dual task and social adaptation skills of individuals with autism will be compared with individuals with normal motor development.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-12-15
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Study First Submitted: 2025-01-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-01-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-10
• Study First Posted: 2025-01-15
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-15
• Primary Completion: 2025-05-15
• Study Completion: 2025-11-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 55

Inclusion Criteria

• Being diagnosed with ASD by a physician
• Children are receiving education in a special education and rehabilitation center
• No vision problems
• Ability to receive and execute commands
• No cognitive problems
• No walking problems

Exclusion Criteria

• Individuals with concomitant secondary diseases
• Individuals who have undergone surgery in the last six months

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
10 meter walk test	At enrollment	The dual task skills of the individuals will be evaluated by adding motor and cognitive tasks to the 10-meter walk test.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Social Adaptation Assessment	At enrollment	Adaptive behavior will be assessed with the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales. It is a parent interview designed to assess functioning in daily life. \[35\]Specifically, adaptive behavior is assessed in four domains: Communication, Daily Living, Socialization and Motor skills. Vineland has reliability and current validity. It has been reported to be sensitive to the difficulties experienced by children with ASD
Functional Balance	At enrollment	It will be assessed with the TUG test. The TUG measures the time it takes for an individual to get up from a chair, walk a distance of 3 meters, turn around, walk back to the chair and sit down again after a ready, go signal.
Motor skills and proficiency	At enrollment	The Bruininks-Oseretsky Motor Proficiency Test (BOT-2) assesses fine motor, hand coordination, body coordination, strength and agility between the ages of 4-21 years\[37\] There are 53 items in the BOT-2. In BOT-2, there are four motor domains including fine motor control, hand coordination, body coordination, strength and agility and a total of eight subtests related to these domains. The highest score to be obtained from this 53-item test is 320. A short form of this test with 14 items was created, and then it was reorganized in 2010 by reducing the number of items to 12. The highest score to be obtained during the application of the test is 72.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kırıkkale University; 🇹🇷 Kirikkale, Turkey