Fit Families Program: Fundamental Motor Skill Intervention in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their Parents

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Autism Spectrum Disorder

In brief

The investigators aim to identify the effect of a 12-week fundamental motor skills (FMS) (e.g., throwing, catching, running) intervention on the active participation in physical recreation activities and a variety of other factors (child behaviors, communication, and adaptive skills) and to identify patterns, benefits, constraints, and strategies to active participation in physical recreation activities among families of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) (pre-post) through in-person or via phone interviews with parents and children with ASD.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04612647

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

41

Starts

2020-01-02

Expected to finish

2020-05-24

Last updated by the study team

2020-11-03

Who can join

Age: 4 and older, up to 11. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ASD must be the primary disability of the child
• Children will be considered to have ASD if they score above the clinical cutoff or 15 on both the lifetime and current versions of the SCQ. Diagnostic severity of ASD will not be a factor in recruitment.
• Children must be able to participate in the program activities.
• Children must be ambulatory and able to follow verbal or picture directions with support
• Children with significant communication needs will still be considered for the study
• No age restriction for adults (parents of children with ASD)
• Parents should be ambulatory and not have any restriction to do physical activity

You may not qualify if…

• Parents of children with other primary disabilities, or parents who do not have children with ASD will be excluded.
• Participants cannot exhibit aggressive behavior
• Children who are non-ambulatory, or participants (children) with significant behavioral or sensory impairments will also be excluded based on application information, including existing behavior intervention plans and existing school information

Where it is running

• University of Wisconsin — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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