Efficacy of using ball playing in movement skills and coping behaviors in children with autism

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201109037462N1

Enrollment

Registered

2011-10-08

Start date

2011-11-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder. Childhood autism

Interventions

Intervention 1: firstly, current treatments, without performing interventional phase are administered during 5 weeks. in this stage current treatments such as Speech Therapy, occupational therapy, Lov

when children can perform the practice with one ball, other essential balls will be used to increase skills in that practice. at the end of fifth week, Peabody, Vineland tests and questionnaire for e

Treatment - Other

Rehabilitation

firstly, current treatments, without performing interventional phase are administered during 5 weeks. in this stage current treatments such as Speech Therapy, occupational therapy, Lovaas approach are

using ball playing are performed for 5 weeks. in this interventional stage, children pass 10 therapeutic sessions 2 times per week during 5 weeks. 4 types of ball with different features are used and

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

5 Years to 7 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: age 5-7 years old, Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis by child and adolescent psychiatrist according to DSM-IV Exclusion criteria: epilepsy, cerebral palsy, brain damage, metabolism disorders and other secondary disorders

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Socialization. Timepoint: Baseline, 5 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Vaynlnd Adaptive behavior scale.;Communication. Timepoint: Baseline, 5 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Vaynlnd Adaptive behavior scale.;Activities of daily living. Timepoint: Baseline, 5 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Vaynlnd Adaptive behavior scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Gross Motor skills. Timepoint: Baseline, 5 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Peabody Developmental Motor Scales, Second Edition: PDMS-2.;Fine Motor skills. Timepoint: Baseline, 5 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Peabody Developmental Motor Scales, Second Edition: PDMS-2.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohammad Reza Mohammadi

Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Psychiatry research center

mohammadimr@tums.ac.ir+98 21 5541 3540

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026