NCT07789457Recruiting
Exercise Interventions for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Exercise Interventions for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Effects of Aerobic Exercise and Exergaming Intervention on Sleep, Motor, Executive Function and Brian Activation
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 27 Aug 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this clinical trial is to find out whether exergame and aerobic exercise can improve sleep, movement skills, thinking abilities, and brain activity in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study aims to answer the following questions: 1. Can exergame and aerobic exercise improve sleep, movement skills, and thinking abilities in children with ASD? 2. Can exergame and aerobic exercise change brain activity in children with ASD? Researchers will compare three different intervention programs: 1. Exergame combined with motor and behavioral intervention. 2. Aerobic exercise combined with motor and behavioral intervention. 3. Motor and behavioral intervention only. By comparing these three groups, researchers hope to determine whether adding exergames or aerobic exercise provides additional benefits for children with ASD. Participants will: 1. Attend one intervention session each week for 8 weeks. Depending on the group they are assigned to, they will receive either exergames combined with motor and behavioral intervention, aerobic exercise combined with motor and behavioral intervention, or motor and behavioral intervention only. 2. Complete a home exercise program twice a week for 12 weeks. 3. Visit the laboratory three times for assessments: before the intervention begins, at the end of Week 8, and at the end of Week 12.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 105 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 13 Aug 2026
- Start date
- 17 May 2026
- Primary completion date
- 30 Jul 2028
- Lead sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT07789457
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 105
- From 17 May 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 Jul 2028
- 1 site 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
- The child has been diagnosed with genetic disorders (e.g., Down syndrome or Fragile X syndrome).
Other
- Having physical disabilities or congenital anomalies of extremities.
- Loss of vision or hearing function.
Who the study is looking for
- Aged 4-10 year (48-131 months).
- Have a clinical diagnosis of ASD.
- Able to follow two-step order.
- With sleep disturbances for more than 3 days per week in past 3 months reported by child's caregiver.
- The primary caregiver must be aged 20 years or older and capable of reading and writing in Chinese.
Age in the registry: 4 years to 10 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Behavior Laboratory, School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University, Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Taipei | Taiwan | Recruiting |
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