Taekwondo for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

NCT ID: NCT03912896

Last Updated: 2020-03-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 6 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-06-11
• Study Completion Date: 2020-02-10

Brief Summary

This study uses a mixed methods design to understand the effectiveness of using taekwondo as an intervention for children with ASD and its effect on social interaction skills and everyday life. Qualitative research emphasizes that meaning can be explained and interpreted only by those who experience it. A pretest-posttest design will be used to describe what occurs after the introduction of the taekwondo intervention and understand the changes that occur after exposure. Collecting information through the lived experiences and observations from the parents will be collated with the pre and post results of the children participants' social interaction skills.

Qualitative data will be collected through pre and post semi-structured interviews with the parents to understand their observations of their child before and after completing the taekwondo program. Interviews will also be conducted with the child to understand their perspectives on physical activity participation. Interview questions will also explore how the effectiveness of the program has impacted the children's engagement in daily activities.

Quantitative research will be collected through pre and post results from the Autism Social Skills Profile-2 ([ASSP] assessment that will be completed by the parents. The ASSP-2 provides a comprehensive measure of social functioning for children and adolescents with ASD.

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Children with autism spectrum disorder

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Taekwondo

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Children will participate in a 7-week taekwondo program.

Interventions

Taekwondo

Children will participate in a 7-week taekwondo program.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Formal diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
• Able to follow and understand English verbal instructions during the screening process.
• No experience or prior experience with martial arts.
• Able to walk and move without using adaptive equipment

Exclusion Criteria

• Physical disabilities that would prevent participation in taekwondo (e.g. wheelchair bound)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 7 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 11 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Loma Linda University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Julie Kugel

Associate Professor, OTD Program Director

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Julie Kugel

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Loma Linda University Health

Locations

Loma LInda University Health

Loma Linda, California, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

5180418

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id