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ArticleScientific reports2025

Effects of ball combination training program combined with cTBS intervention on motor disorder in children with autism spectrum disorder.

Kai Qi, Zhiyuan Sun, Yifan Shi, Xuan Xiong, Yufei Liu, Kelong Cai, Aiguo Chen, Marcin Białas

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Kai QiGdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, 80-336, Poland. kai.qi@awf.gda.pl.
Zhiyuan SunYangzhou University, Yangzhou, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
Yifan ShiYangzhou University, Yangzhou, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
Xuan XiongNanjing University, Nanjing, Yangzhou, 210008, China.
Yufei LiuGdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, 80-336, Poland.
Kelong CaiYangzhou University, Yangzhou, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
Aiguo ChenNanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, 210014, China. agchen@yzu.edu.cn.
Marcin BiałasGdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, 80-336, Poland.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 31771243National Social Science Foundation of China 23ATY008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose In children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), motor disorders (MD) are a common occurrence, and developing effective interventions continues to be challenging. This study aims to investigate the effects of a 12-week ball combination training program (BCTP) combined with continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) on MD in children with ASD.

methodsThe study employed a 4 (cTBS, BCTP, cTBS*BCTP, control group) × 2 (pre-test, post-test) mixed design methodology. 50 participants were allocated to three experimental groups(38) and one control group(12), receiving interventions for a period of 12 weeks. MD were measured using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children - Second Edition (MABC-2).

resultsResults indicated that the cTBS*BCTP group significantly improved the overall MABC-2 scores (P < 0.05) and Manual dexterity scores (P < 0.05) in children with ASD, and the BCTP group also significantly improved overall MABC-2 scores. Compared to the control group, the effect size for the cTBS*BCTP group was 1.03 (95% CI: 0.13 to 1.94), showing the best intervention effect, outperforming the BCTP group (effect size: 0.82, 95% CI: -0.09 to 1.72) and the cTBS group (effect size: 0.43, 95% CI: -0.38 to 1.23).

conclusionOverall, the BCTP*cTBS group showed the most significant intervention effects across various dimensions, demonstrating the efficacy of combined interventions in improving MD in children with ASD, confirming that combined interventions are superior to single interventions.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderMotor DisordersTranscranial Magnetic StimulationChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleTreatment OutcomeAutism spectrum disorderBall combination training programChildCTBSMotor disorder

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PMCPMC12279992

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