Effect of Combined Music and Taekwondo Training on the Psychological and Physical Condition of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Enrollment
- 70
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Gross Motor Skills
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effect of combined music and taekwondo training on the mental and physical condition of children with autism spectrum disorder. Participants will be asked to do combined music and taekwondo training or taekwondo training alone to evaluate if the combined training is better than the taekwondo training alone on mental and physical performance for children with autism spectrum disorder.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 7 Years to 9 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Chinese children aged 7 to 9 years who have been clinically diagnosed as ASD by developmental paediatricians or clinical psychologists based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition criteria for ASD.
Exclusion Criteria
- •children who have experience in Taekwondo training;
- •children who have received music therapy within the previous 12 months;
- •those who have severe sensory disorders (blindness or deafness);
- •those who have underlying congenital abnormalities or other diseases that limit their ability to engage in physical activities.
Arms & Interventions
Taekwondo training with music therapy
the participating children will attend 20 sessions of Taekwondo training with the presence of music.
Intervention: Taekwondo training with music therapy (Other)
Taekwondo training alone
the participating children will attend 20 sessions of Taekwondo training alone.
Intervention: Taekwondo training alone (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Gross Motor Skills
Time Frame: Baseline, 10 weeks
Motor skills will be assessed using the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2
Engagement in the Training Sessions
Time Frame: Through training completion, an average of 20 sessions over 10 consecutive weeks
the Revised Individual Child Engagement Record (ICER); The ICER-R uses a 15-second momentary time sampling approach and involves the coding of types of engagement, the occurrence of interaction and the interaction partner (coach or peers), and whether the child was physically prompted. The types of engagement being coded at each 15-second interval are active engagement, passive engagement, active non-engagement, and passive non-engagement.
Secondary Outcomes
- Conners' Continuous Performance Test II(Baseline, 10 weeks)
- Comprehensive Trail-Making Test (CTMT)(Baseline, 10 weeks)
- Strength and Difficulties Questionnaires (SDQ)(Baseline, 10 weeks)
- Physical Activity Level(Through training completion, an average of 20 sessions over 10 consecutive weeks)
- Rate of Perceived Exertion(Through training completion, an average of 20 sessions over 10 consecutive weeks)
- Taekwondo skills performance(Baseline, 10 weeks)
- Social Responsiveness Scale, second edition (SRS-2)(Baseline, 10 weeks)
- Childhood Autism Spectrum Test(Baseline, 10 weeks)
- Clinical Global Improvement (CGI) score(10 weeks, 2 months follow-up)
- Enjoyment State(Through training completion, an average of 20 sessions over 10 consecutive weeks)