NCT06216613Completed
Testing Swim Instruction for Autistic Children
Testing Effects of Swim Instruction on Autistic Children's Swimming and Water Safety Skills
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 12 Aug 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of a specialized swimming and water-safety program (Sensory Enhanced Aquatics) and standard swimming lessons for autistic children. The main question\[s\]it aims to answer are: * Do Sensory Enhanced Aquatics and standard swimming lessons improve swimming and water-safety skills of autistic children? * Which participant characteristics are associated with the highest post-intervention swim skills and water safety across both groups? Participants will: * Complete questionnaires, motor, and swim tests before the intervention. * participate in 16, 30-minute Sensory Enhanced Aquatics lessons. * Complete a swim test after the intervention. * Complete an interview. Researchers will compare with participation in standard swim lessons to see if which bests teaches swimming and water-safety to autistic children.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 51 (actual)
- First submitted
- 11 Jan 2024
- Start date
- 14 Apr 2024
- Primary completion date
- 31 Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT06216613
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 51
- From 14 Apr 2024 to the primary completion date, 31 Jul 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Other illness
- Uncontrolled epilepsy, as seizures increase risk of drowning.
Other
- Baseline swim test score ≥23
- Aggressive behaviors that would put instructor safety at risk.
Who the study is looking for
- Age 5-9 yrs. who have received a clinical diagnosis for autism based on Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-5 criteria
- A Social Responsiveness Scale-2 (SRS-2) T-score of ≥ 60
- Sufficient functional ability to understand directions and communicate preferences (verbally or non-verbally)
- Baseline swim test score ≤22
- No plans to relocate outside the study area during the intervention period.
- Physician consent.
Age in the registry: 5 years to 9 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kansas Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kansas City | United States | Unknown status |
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