Modified Sports Intervention Combined With Context-Focused Intervention in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
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.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 12
Maximum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• 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.
Locations
Other Locations
Brazil
Federal University of Minas Gerais
RECRUITING
Belo Horizonte
Contact Information
Primary
LIDIANE F BORGES, Master
lidiborges.fisio@gmail.com
+55 31 988248035
Backup
Hércules R Leite, Doctor
herculesdtnaa@gmail.com
+ 55 31 986904288
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-06-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-06-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 52
Treatments
Placebo_comparator: Modified sports
Control group:~Modified sports. 26 adolescents performed only the modified sports protocol
Experimental: Modified sports + context-centered therapy
Intervention group:~Modified sports + context-centered therapy. 26 adolescents performed the modified sports protocol associated with context-centered therapy.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Federal University of Minas Gerais