The Effect of CrossFit Kids on Social Skills in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (CrossFit KAMP)

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Conditions studied: Autism Spectrum Disorder

In brief

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 59 U.S. children have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Peer relationships, social skills, and repetitive behaviors are a challenge for those with ASD. Exercise in the ASD population has been examined as a means to improve some of these challenges for children with ASD. This research study will try to see if a structured exercise program called CrossFit Kids can help with these challenges. This study is potentially beneficial in developing an exercise program for children with ASD that can help promote social skill development, reduce stereotypical behaviors, and provide overall health benefits.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03693313

Run by

University of California, Davis

People needed

19

Starts

2018-09-04

Expected to finish

2019-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-31

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 11. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Clinical Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Full Scale IQ >80 on standardized testing
• English speaking
• Parents must be able to bring children to class twice a week for 14 weeks.

You may not qualify if…

• Non-English speaking
• Medical condition or physical impairment precluding them from safely participating in classes (eg. spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, critical congenital heart disease, uncontrolled asthma, uncontrolled seizure disorder, etc.)

Where it is running

• UC Davis MIND Institute — Sacramento, California, United States

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