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NCT Number: NCT06777186

Evaluation of Motor Skills, Balance, Dual Task, and Social Adaptation in Individuals with Autism

The aim of our study is to evaluate motor skills balance, dual task and social adaptation skills in individuals with autism. Our study will be conducted in Bartın Lider Special Education and Rehabilitation Center after ethics committee approval. The sample number determined by power analysis will be included in the study. Socio-demographic characteristics (age, height, body weight, body mass index, education level, exercise and smoking habits, etc.) of the individuals who voluntarily participated in the study will be obtained. The individuals participating in the study will be divided into two groups as individuals with normal motor development and individuals with autism spectrum disorder and the same assessment scales will be used. These assessment scales are TUG, 10 meter walking test, Vineland Adaptive Adaptation Scale, Bruininks-Oseretsky Motor Competence Test. According to the evaluation results, motor skills, functional balance, dual task and social adaptation skills of individuals with autism will be compared with individuals with normal motor development.

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Key information

Age range

4 year–21 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Kırıkkale University

Kirikkale, Kırıkkale, 71450, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Alper K Gürbüz

CONTACT

[email protected]

+905364014402

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Being diagnosed with ASD by a physician
  • Children are receiving education in a special education and rehabilitation center
  • No vision problems
  • Ability to receive and execute commands
  • No cognitive problems
  • No walking problems

Exclusion criteria

  • Individuals with concomitant secondary diseases
  • Individuals who have undergone surgery in the last six months

Treatment and study plan

10 meter walk test

Other

The dual task skills of the individuals will be evaluated by adding motor and cognitive tasks to the 10-meter walk test. Tasks given to individuals

Single motor task (comfortable walking): The individual is asked to walk at normal speed, the time is recorded Motor-motor dual task: Both hands carry a half-full water bottle, time is recorded Motor-cognitive dual task (mental) : counts backwards from 10 by 1, time is recorded Motor - cognitive dual task (memory) : The individual is asked to say 3 words that were previously spoken. The time is recorded.

Functional Balance

Other

It will be assessed with the TUG test. The TUG measures the time it takes for an individual to get up from a chair, walk a distance of 3 meters, turn around, walk back to the chair and sit down again after a ready, go signal.

Social Adaptation Assessment

Other

Adaptive behavior will be assessed with the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales. It is a parent interview designed to assess functioning in daily life. [35]Specifically, adaptive behavior is assessed in four domains: Communication, Daily Living, Socialization and Motor skills. Vineland has reliability and current validity. It has been reported to be sensitive to the difficulties experienced by children with ASD

Motor skills and proficiency

Other

The Bruininks-Oseretsky Motor Proficiency Test (BOT-2) assesses fine motor, hand coordination, body coordination, strength and agility between the ages of 4-21 years.There are 53 items in the BOT-2. In BOT-2, there are four motor domains including fine motor control, hand coordination, body coordination, strength and agility and a total of eight subtests related to these domains.

Primary outcomes

  1. 10 meter walk test

    Time frame: At enrollment

    The dual task skills of the individuals will be evaluated by adding motor and cognitive tasks to the 10-meter walk test.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Functional Balance

    Time frame: At enrollment

    It will be assessed with the TUG test. The TUG measures the time it takes for an individual to get up from a chair, walk a distance of 3 meters, turn around, walk back to the chair and sit down again after a ready, go signal.

  2. Social Adaptation Assessment

    Time frame: At enrollment

    Adaptive behavior will be assessed with the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales. It is a parent interview designed to assess functioning in daily life. [35]Specifically, adaptive behavior is assessed in four domains: Communication, Daily Living, Socialization and Motor skills. Vineland has reliability and current validity. It has been reported to be sensitive to the difficulties experienced by children with ASD

  3. Motor skills and proficiency

    Time frame: At enrollment

    The Bruininks-Oseretsky Motor Proficiency Test (BOT-2) assesses fine motor, hand coordination, body coordination, strength and agility between the ages of 4-21 years[37] There are 53 items in the BOT-2. In BOT-2, there are four motor domains including fine motor control, hand coordination, body coordination, strength and agility and a total of eight subtests related to these domains. The highest score to be obtained from this 53-item test is 320. A short form of this test with 14 items was created, and then it was reorganized in 2010 by reducing the number of items to 12. The highest score to be obtained during the application of the test is 72.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Alper Gürbüz, Master

CONTACT

[email protected]

+905364014402

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kırıkkale University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jan 15, 2025
Registry last updated
Jan 15, 2025

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