Sports Program With Family Support for Teens With Autism
Tests a modified sports program plus family-focused support in teens with autism.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
- Where
- Belo Horizonte, BrazilSee the site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- Modified and Context-Focused Sports Intervention in Adolescents With Autism: Study Protocol
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 52 people, planned
- Started
- 1 Jun 2025
- Expected to end
- 1 Jun 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets a placebo (a dummy treatment), for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Sports Stars Brazil
- context-centered therapy
- Record updated
- 13 March 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder who can communicate and interact with others, with or without some difficulty when things change.
- Age
- 12 Years to 18 Years
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Functioning level I (able to keep up interaction and adapt to changes) or level II (able to communicate but has difficulty when changes happen).
Main reasons for not taking part
- Cognitive limitations
- Behavioral limitations
- Clinical limitations, for example severe cardiorespiratory disease
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Level I of functioning (able to maintain interaction and adapt to changes)
- Level II of functioning (able to communicate with others but faces difficulties when changes occur) according to the Autism Spectrum Disorder Social Communication Functioning Classification System
Who cannot take part
- Clinical limitations (e.g., severe cardiorespiratory disease)
- Cognitive limitations
- Behavioral limitations
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 12 and 18 years old?
Where in Brazil
- Federal University of Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte, BrazilContact: Hércules R Leite, DoctorTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) typically engage less in physical activities than their typically developing peers, influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Modified sports interventions, like Sports Stars Brazil, can improve motor skills and promote lifelong participation in sports by enhancing physical, social, and cognitive abilities. However, adolescents often face barriers to engaging in community sports and recreational activities after completing the program. PREP is an approach designed to address these barriers by modifying environments and empowering families. To date, no study has explored this combination in adolescents with ASD. Objective: This protocol assesses the effectiveness of combining Sports Stars Brazil with PREP to enhance participation and physical literacy in adolescents with ASD and explores participant and family perceptions. Method: A mixed-methods study with two phases: 1) a randomized controlled trial to investigate combined intervention's effects; and 2) evaluation of participant and family perceptions.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Modified sportsPlacebo, for comparison
Control group: Modified sports. 26 adolescents performed only the modified sports protocol
Treatment: Sports Stars Brazil
- Modified sports + context-centered therapyTreatment being tested
Intervention group: Modified sports + context-centered therapy. 26 adolescents performed the modified sports protocol associated with context-centered therapy.
Treatment: Sports Stars Brazil and context-centered therapy
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Modified Sports Intervention Combined With Context-Focused Intervention in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study
- Plain-language title
- Sports Program With Family Support for Teens With AutismGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT06916988, who can take part
- Record updated
- 13 March 2026