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ArticleFrontiers in public health2018

Effects of a Physical Exercise Program (PEP-Aut) on Autistic Children's Stereotyped Behavior, Metabolic and Physical Activity Profiles, Physical Fitness, and Health-Related Quality of Life: A Study Protocol.

José Pedro Ferreira, Chrystiane Vasconcelos Andrade Toscano, Aristides Machado Rodrigues, Guilherme Eustaquio Furtado, Mauro Gomes Barros, Rildo Souza Wanderley, Humberto Moreira Carvalho

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The Effect of Physical Activity on Motor Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

José Pedro FerreiraSport and Physical Activity Research Center, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Chrystiane Vasconcelos Andrade ToscanoSport and Physical Activity Research Center, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Aristides Machado RodriguesPolythecnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal.
Guilherme Eustaquio FurtadoSport and Physical Activity Research Center, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Mauro Gomes BarrosState University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Rildo Souza WanderleyState University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Humberto Moreira CarvalhoFederal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil.
Universidade de Pernambuco · BRUniversity of Coimbra · PTPolytechnic Institute of Viseu · PTUniversidade Federal de Alagoas · BRUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Physical exercise has shown positive effects on symptomatology and on the reduction of comorbidities in population with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, there is still no consensus about the most appropriate exercise intervention model for children with ASD. The physical exercise program for children with autism (PEP-Aut) protocol designed allow us to (i) examine the multivariate associations between ASD symptoms, metabolic profile, physical activity level, physical fitness, and health-related quality of life of children with ASD; (ii) assess the effects of a 40-week exercise program on all these aspects of children with ASD. The impact of the exercise program will be assessed based on the sequence of the two phases. Phase 1 is a 12-week cross-sectional study assessing the symptomatology, metabolic profile, physical fitness and physical activity levels, socioeconomic status profile, and health-related quality of life of participants. This phase is the baseline of the following phase. Phase 2 is a 48-week intervention study with a 40-week intervention with exercise that will take place in a specialized center for children with ASD in the city of Maceió-Alagoas, Brazil. The primary outcomes will be change in the symptomatic profile and the level of physical activity of children. Secondary outcomes will be anthropometric and metabolic profiles, aerobic function, grip strength, socioeconomic status, and health-related quality of life. The study will provide critical information on the efficacy of exercise for children with ASD and help guide design and delivery of future programs.

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autism spectrum disordersbiomarkersexerciseintervention studiesquality of lifestereotypes

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PMID29552551
PMCPMC5840149
OpenAlexW2789240934

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