Anxiety affects approximately 40% to 50% of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), yet evidence-based nonpharmacological interventions remain limited. Trampoline exercise, which combines vestibular stimulation and aerobic activity, may offer dual benefits by reducing anxiety and improving motor skills in this population....
No actionable change for audiologists — this RCT addresses anxiety and motor skills in children with autism and has no direct bearing on audiology clinical practice.
While outside core audiology, findings on non-pharmacological interventions for autism-related anxiety and motor difficulties are marginally relevant to audiologists who manage children with ASD who may also have auditory processing or hearing concerns.
- 01RCT design: children with ASD were randomly assigned to trampoline exercise or a control condition.
- 02Outcomes measured included anxiety levels and motor skill performance.
- 03Trampoline exercise was associated with reductions in anxiety and improvements in motor skills.
- 04Published in Medicine (Baltimore); PMID 42116390.
- 05Study population is paediatric ASD — no hearing-specific outcomes were measured.
Trampoline exercise reduces anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorder.
studysupportedTrampoline exercise improves motor skills in children with autism spectrum disorder.
studysupported- PMID
- 42116390
- DOI
- 10.1097/MD.0000000000048616.
- Journal
- Medicine (Baltimore)
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 1b
- Population
- Children with autism spectrum disorder
- Intervention
- Trampoline exercise programme
- Comparator
- Control (no trampoline exercise)
Primary outcomes
Anxiety levels; Motor skill performance