ReviewFrontiers in psychology2025
Systematic review and randomized controlled trial meta-analysis of the effects of physical activity interventions and their components on repetitive stereotyped behaviors in patients with autism spectrum disorder.
Review in Frontiers in psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of exercise on core symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and three-level meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of aquatic interventions on emotional and behavioral outcomes in children with autism spectrum disorder.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Exercise dose architecture as a precision-informed developmental framework in autism spectrum disorder: a narrative review of mechanisms, sex- and development-related heterogeneity, and clinical translation.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Interplay between motor stereotypies, emotional dysregulation, and sensory reactivity in adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Article
- Physical exercise therapy for autism spectrum disorder: a scoping review of systematic reviews.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Can AI-driven games enhance social skills for autistic children? - A three-level meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Effects of a 16-week individualized exercise intervention on physical and behavioral outcomes in two children with autism spectrum disorder: a case series.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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Abstract
Objective: To systematically evaluate the effect of exercise intervention and its components on repetitive stereotyped behaviors in patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods: A computer-based search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, and EMbase databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) related to exercise interventions for repetitive stereotyped behaviors in patients with ASD. The search covered all available data from the inception of each database until January 2025. Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.4 software, methodological quality was assessed using the ROB scale, and publication bias was evaluated using Stata 17.0 software. Results: A total of 20 RCTs were included, comprising 671 patients with ASD. The meta-analysis results showed that exercise intervention had a positive effect on repetitive stereotyped behaviors in patients with ASD (SMD = -0.37, 95% CI: -0.52, -0.21, Conclusion: Exercise intervention can effectively improve repetitive stereotyped behaviors in patients with ASD. The components of exercise intervention show a dose-response effect, with the best results likely occurring from ball sports, medium to long durations, moderate to high frequency, longer time, and group participation. Systematic review registration: The protocol for this meta-analysis has been registered in INPLASY, with the registration number INPLASY202520074.
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