Effects of Parent-Delivered Traditional Thai Massage on Gait and Heart Rate Variability in Children with Autism: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Aim:

To examine the effects of parent-delivered traditional Thai massage (TTM) intervention on heart rate variability (HRV) and gait in children with autism.

Methods:

This was a two-armed, randomized controlled trial conducted at the Haikou Special Education School in Haikou Province, China, between October 2021 and March 2022. A total of 48 children with autism, aged between 7 and 12 years, were selected from the school and randomly divided into either the parent-delivered TTM group or the control group (no intervention) in a 1:1 ratio. In addition to their regular daily school routines, the TTM group received 16 TTM interventions (twice a week), with each session lasting ∼50 min. HRV and gait parameters were measured at baseline, completion of the 8-week intervention, and 2 months follow-up.

Results:

The results of this study showed that the TTM intervention had a notable positive effect on HRV, with a significant reduction in low-frequency value ( p = 0.001), and increased high-frequency value ( p = 0.001), compared with the controls, and the advantages persisted during the follow-up period. However, only the stride length in the TTM group was significantly longer than that in the control group at the post-test ( p = 0.039) and follow-up test ( p = 0.043), while none of the other parameters of gait comparison showed statistical significance.

Conclusions:

Parent-delivered Thai massage increased HRV levels and stride length in comparison to the control group, and some effects of the intervention were maintained over the follow-up period.

Clinical Trials Registry Identifier ChiCTR2100051355; September 21, 2021.

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Melissa D Thye, Haley Bednarz, Abbey J Herringshaw … (2017)

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Xiang Sun, Carrie Allison, Liping Wei … (2019)

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): J Integr Complement Med

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Integr Complement Med

Journal ID (publisher-id): jicm

Title: Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine

Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers (140 Huguenot Street, 3rd Floor New Rochelle, NY 10801 USA )

ISSN (Print): 2768-3605

ISSN (Electronic): 2768-3613

Publication date (Print): March 2024

Publication date (Electronic): 15 March 2024

Publication date PMC-release: 15 March 2024

Volume: 30

Issue: 3

Pages: 269-278

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[ ¹ ]Graduate School, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.

[ ² ]Physical Education, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China.

[ ³ ]BNOJHP Research Center, PT Division of Physical Therapy, Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.

[ ⁴ ]Department of Special Education, Khon Kaen University Demonstration School, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.

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[*]Address correspondence to: Wichai Eungpinichpong, PhD, BNOJHP Research Center, PT Division of Physical Therapy, Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, 123 Moo 16 Mittraphap Rd., Nai-Muang, Muang District, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand wiceun@ 123456gmail.com

[*]Address correspondence to: Hua Wu, MD, Physical Education, Hainan Normal University, No. 99 Longkun South Road, Qiongshan District, Haikou 571158, China wuhua0049@ 123456gmail.com

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Publisher ID: 10.1089/jicm.2023.0338

DOI: 10.1089/jicm.2023.0338

PMC ID: 10954606

PubMed ID: 37713302

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