Parents and kids with autism: exercise together for better motor skills?
NCT ID NCT07236346
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether parent-child co-exercise helps children with autism become more active and improve their motor skills. Forty children aged 4 to 11 were split into three groups: one where parents and children exercised together, one where children exercised with peers, and a control group. After 8 weeks, the researchers measured physical activity levels and gross motor skills to see if parent involvement made a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- parent-child co-participation in physical activity (behavioural intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, family-based strategy to help children with autism become more active and improve their motor skills.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to all children with autism. It also relies on parent reports, which can be biased.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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4 to 11 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * willingness to participate in the study, * being the primary guardian of a child with ASD between, * having an ASD diagnosis confirmed GARS-2-TV, * being between the ages of four and eleven, * being able to walk independently. Exclusion Criteria: * those who do not attend at least one of the sessions of the training program, * children with physical health problems (based on self-report and clinical diagnosis) will be excluded from the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Work
Bayburt, Bayburt, 00690, Turkey (Türkiye)
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