Dance, Yoga, And Mindful Movement Training For ASD

ConditionsAutism Spectrum Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)Autism

Trial statusNot yet recruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age18-36

SponsorUSC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance

About this trial

The goal of this study is to learn if a dance, yoga, and mindful movement program can improve the lives of adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD is a condition that can affect how a person communicates, connects with others, and experiences daily life. This study focuses on adults ages 18 to 35.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Can a dance, yoga, and mindful movement program improve social skills and communication for adults with ASD? * Can it improve their quality of life and sense of well-being? * Can it improve their physical, mental, and emotional health? Dance, yoga, and mindful movement have been studied in children with ASD, but very little research has looked at how they may help adults. This study hopes to help fill that gap.

Participants will:

* Take part in a 12-week dance, yoga, and mindful movement program * Answer survey questions at the start and end of the program about their social skills, communication, quality of life, well-being, and overall health

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

Yoga, dance and Mindful Movement
Other intervention
A 60-minute yoga, dance and mindful movement class.

Treatment groups

40 Participants

are divided into 1 treatment group

Group A: ParticipantsExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Harvard Flourishing Measure

Harvard Flourishing Measure - the unabbreviated title is the Harvard Flourishing Index (with the extended version being the Secure Flourishing Index, which adds the financial and material stability domain). Each item is scored from a minimum of 0 to a maximum of 10, and the composite index is the average across items, so it also ranges from 0 to 10. Higher scores indicate a better outcome - that is, greater flourishing.Self-reported quality of life and overall well-being among adults with ASD following participation in the intervention.

Time frame

From enrollment to the end of the intervention 12 weeks.

Secondary outcomes

Social Communication Skills Questionnaire (Adults) - Rivermead Gate Medical Centre

Unabbreviated title: Social Communication Skills Questionnaire (Adults) - Rivermead Gate Medical Centre Minimum / maximum values: Not applicable - the questionnaire is not scored (responses are Yes / No / Not relevant only) Direction (higher = better or worse): Not applicable - no score is generated, so there is no better/worse numeric directionChanges are observed in social communication skills and socialization outcomes among adults with ASD participating in the dance, Yoga, and mindful movement program

Time frame

From the beginning of the intervention to just post. 12 Weeks

Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ)

Unabbreviated title: Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) Minimum / maximum values: 50 items, each scored 0 or 1, so the total ranges from a minimum of 0 to a maximum of 50 Direction: Higher scores indicate a worse outcome in the sense the instrument measures - a greater number of autistic traits. (I'd avoid "better/worse" as a value judgment here; more precisely, higher = more autistic traits, lower = fewer.)

Time frame

From the beginning of the intervention to just post. 12 Weeks

Other outcomes

RAND 36-Item Health Survey 1.0

Unabbreviated title: RAND 36-Item Health Survey 1.0 (RAND-36; the item content is essentially identical to the SF-36) Minimum / maximum values: Each of the eight subscale scores ranges from a minimum of 0 to a maximum of 100 Direction: Higher scores indicate a better outcome - that is, a more favorable health state (better functioning, less limitation, less pain, better well-being)Physical, mental, and emotional health among adults with ASD following participation in the program

Time frame

From the beginning of the intervention to just post. 12 Weeks

Autism Spectrum Quality of Life (ASQoL)

Unabbreviated title: Autism Spectrum Quality of Life (ASQoL) Minimum / maximum values: The main ASQoL score is the arithmetic mean of items 1-8, each scored 1 to 5, so the total score ranges from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of 5. The separate global item (item 9, "autistic identity") is also scored 1 to 5. Direction: Higher scores indicate a better outcome - that is, better quality of life. (This holds because items 6, 7, and 8 are reverse-scored, so higher always reflects better quality of life.)Changes are observed in self-reported quality of life and overall well-being among adults with ASD

Time frame

From the beginning of the intervention to just post. 12 weeks.

Sponsors and contacts

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USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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