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Effects of Adaptive Physical Activity on Health-related Fitness of Students With Intellectual Disabilities

The object of this study is the theory and practice of adaptive physical activity for people with intellectual disability. It focuses on the concepts, paths, and applications of adaptive physical activities for young people with intellectual disability, and systematically studies and discusses the concepts, paths, and application strategies of adaptive physical activities for young people with intellectual disability, so as to provide solutions and support for the scientific exercise of this special population group. The study will focus on the following four aspects: (1) theoretical research on the interventions of young people with intellectual disability (2) analysis of the sports and health needs of young people with intellectual disability (3) empirical research on adaptive physical activities for young people with intellectual disability (4) exploration of strategies for the use of adaptive physical activities.

Based on theoretical and practical research, to understand the current situation of sports participation and influencing factors of Effects of adaptive physical activity on health-related Fitness and Fundamental Movement Skills in students with intellectual disability , to provide a reliable basis for the formulation of adaptive sports activity programmes suitable for the rehabilitation concepts of the Effects of adaptive physical activity on health-related Fitness and Fundamental Movement Skills in students with intellectual disability; to increase the interest of Effects of adaptive physical activity on health-related Fitness and Fundamental Movement Skills in students with intellectual disability in sports activities, so as to enable them to master the basic sports skills, have the physical abilities required for completing the basic social activities, and be able to participate in sports activities on a regular basis in their future lives; and to promote their physical health and happy lives, with a view to facilitating their integration into regular education and, ultimately, social integration.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Intellectual Disability
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Adaptive Physical Activity Classes

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Peiying Huang; Phone Number: 19873081845; Email: 826901889@qq.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of Intellectual disability
• Agree and promise to participate in the exercise intervention throughout the study programme
• No other physical activity other than participation in school sports

Exclusion Criteria:

• Have other medical conditions that limit physical activity (e.g. asthma, heart disease, etc.)
• Suffers from complex neurological disorders
• unable to play sports due to abnormal physical development

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Triple

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Adaptive physical activities; Intervention time: 16 weeks; Exercise frequency: 3 times/week; Exercise type: aerobic exercise; Exercise intensity: 40-80% HRmax	Behavioral: Adaptive Physical Activity Classes; The intervention group received a 16-week adaptive physical activity intervention; the control group, on the other hand, continued their original regular physical activity programme for the same period of time and maintained their original lifestyle habits.
No Intervention: Traditional physical education; Continue to carry out the original regular physical education activities during the same period of time, and maintain the original daily habits.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Muscular strength and endurance within Health-Related Physical Fitness are assessed using the handgrip strength test	up to 16 weeks
Body mass index (BMI) was computed based on measurements of weight and height	up to 16 weeks
Body fat percentage	up to 16 weeks
Flexibility was assessed using the Sit-and-Reach test	Pre-intervention, intervention, post-intervention
Cardiopulmonary fitness was assessed via the 20 m PACER run	up to 16 weeks
FMS assessment: The Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2) for assessing participants' FMS development	up to 16 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Objective measurement of participants' sleep quality using the Actigraph GT3X+		up to 16 weeks
Physical Activity Leves: ActiGraph GT3X+ (ActiGraph LLC, Pensacola, FL) triaxial accelerometers		up to 26 weeks
Quality of life : We assessed quality of life (QoL) using the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) scale.	Participants responded to 12 items, with each item providing five response options. The total score ranges from 12 to 60, with higher scores indicating better quality of life.	up to 26 weeks
The Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES): It is used to assess enjoyment of physical activity.	The questionnaire consists of 16 questions rated on a 5-point scale. The scale consists of 9 positively worded items and 7 negatively worded items. Scores for the 7 negatively worded items are reverse-coded and then combined with the scores for the positively worded items. Higher total scores indicate greater levels of enjoyment.	up to 26 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hunan Normal University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): August 1, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): April 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): April 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 24, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 30, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): June 5, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 5, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 3, 2024
• Last Verified: July 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Fundamental movement skills; intellectual disability; health-related Fitness
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Nervous System Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Intellectual Disability
• Other Study ID Numbers: HunanNU

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No