Effect of Combined Music and Taekwondo Training on the Psychological and Physical Condition of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effect of combined music and taekwondo training on the mental and physical condition of children with autism spectrum disorder. Participants will be asked to do combined music and taekwondo training or taekwondo training alone to evaluate if the combined training is better than the taekwondo training alone on mental and physical performance for children with autism spectrum disorder.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 7
Maximum Age: 9
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Chinese children aged 7 to 9 years who have been clinically diagnosed as ASD by developmental paediatricians or clinical psychologists based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition criteria for ASD.
Locations
Other Locations
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
RECRUITING
Hong Kong
Contact Information
Primary
Clare CW YU, PhD
clare-chung-wah.yu@polyu.edu.hk
+85234003251
Backup
Kam-Ming Mok, PhD
kmmok2@ln.edu.hk
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-06-30
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 70
Treatments
Experimental: Taekwondo training with music therapy
the participating children will attend 20 sessions of Taekwondo training with the presence of music.
Sham_comparator: Taekwondo training alone
the participating children will attend 20 sessions of Taekwondo training alone.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University