Effect of physical activities on cognition and the ability to perform a dual task in children with autism spectrum disorder: a randomized clinical trial.
To investigate effectiveness of physical activities on cognitive function and ability to perform a dual task in children with ASD. This randomized clinical trial involved 30 children with high-functioning ASD, aged 6–12 years, who were randomly assigned to either experimental (n: 15) or control grou...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies Vol. 43; pp. 416 - 424 |
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| Formato: | research randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Churchill Livingstone, Inc.
Sep2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=185746153&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 185746153 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 13608592 8II jtl: Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies issn: 13608592 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Sep2025 vid: 43 pid: 1242 pub: Churchill Livingstone, Inc. artinfo: ui: 185746153 185746153 185746153 10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.05.015 185746153 ppf: 416 ppct: 8 formats: tig: atl: Effect of physical activities on cognition and the ability to perform a dual task in children with autism spectrum disorder: a randomized clinical trial. aug: au: Hashempour Alooche, Mina Jamebozorgi, Aliasghar Akbarzadeh Baghban, Alireza Hejazi-Shirmard, Mahnaz Dehghan Manshadi, Mohammad Amin affil: Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran sug: subj: Physical Activity Cognition Evaluation Autism Spectrum Disorder Rehabilitation Task Performance and Analysis Autism Spectrum Disorder Physiopathology Therapeutic Exercise Treatment Outcomes Human Male Female Child Randomized Controlled Trials Random Assignment Comparative Studies Descriptive Statistics Balance, Postural Agility Memory, Short Term Psychomotor Performance Executive Function Questionnaires Child: 6-12 years Male Female ab: To investigate effectiveness of physical activities on cognitive function and ability to perform a dual task in children with ASD. This randomized clinical trial involved 30 children with high-functioning ASD, aged 6–12 years, who were randomly assigned to either experimental (n: 15) or control group (n: 15). The experimental group underwent 24 sessions of physical training aimed at improving balance, agility, central stability, and motor coordination (3 sessions per week), while control group continued with their rehabilitation routine services. Cognitive function was assessed using Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) questionnaire, forward and backward digit span tests before and after 4-week intervention. The ability to perform a dual task was evaluated through center of pressure (COP) parameters during static and dynamic balance tasks while performing the forward digit span test. All participants finished the study and analyzed. Following the intervention, experimental group exhibited a significant increase in BRIEF scores including inhibition, emotional control, planning/organization, working memory, and initiation, compared to control group. The experimental group demonstrated a significant improvement in backward digit span test, but not in forward item. For the ability to perform a dual task based on static balance, experimental group showed a significant reduction in medial-lateral/anterior-posterior displacements, and area sway of COP on non-dominant leg with eyes closed, compared to the control group. Physical exercises have the potential to enhance cognitive function in autistic children. Despite the lack of a large difference between the groups in dual-task performance, physical exercises may effectively improve balance during such tasks. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research randomized controlled trial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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