NCT07532395Recruiting
FMS-CrossFit Training Program (FCTP) to Improve School Readiness in Preschool Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
A Randomized Controlled Trial of the FMS-CrossFit Training Program (FCTP) to Improve School Readiness in Preschool Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is an increasing public health concern, with preschool children often exhibiting persistent deficits in school readiness. However, targeted and developmentally comprehensive interventions remain limited. This randomized controlled trial will evaluate a 12-week Fundamental Movement Skills-CrossFit Training Program (FCTP) in 184 children with ASD aged 3-6 years, compared with a Treatment As Usual (TAU) control group. The program integrates progressive FMS training with CrossFit-style circuit training to improve motor competence, social interaction, and self-regulation. Primary outcomes focus on school readiness assessed by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), while secondary outcomes include motor development, executive function, social responsiveness, and biomarkers. Assessments will be conducted at baseline, mid-intervention (8 weeks), post-intervention (12 weeks), and follow-up (20 weeks).
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 184 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 8 Apr 2026
- Start date
- 22 Nov 2025
- Primary completion date
- 24 Nov 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Peking University
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT07532395
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 184
- From 22 Nov 2025 to the primary completion date, 24 Nov 2026
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- comorbid severe neurological disorders (e.g., epilepsy, phenylketonuria, fragile X syndrome, tuberous sclerosis) or major psychiatric conditions (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder);
- history of significant head trauma or brain injury;
Other
- participation in structured exercise programs within the preceding 6 months;
- visual, auditory or intellectual impairments that would interfere with participation;
- medical contraindications to physical activity ;
- other factors deemed unsuitable for program participation by the research team.
Who the study is looking for
- age 3-6 years;
- confirmed ASD diagnosis according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria or the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Second Edition (ADOS-2);
- written informed consent from parent/caregiver.
Age in the registry: 3 years to 6 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pku Care Brain Health Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Beijing | China | Not yet recruiting |
| Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Fuzhou | China | Recruiting |
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