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Trial reportFrontiers in public health2026

Effects of improved creative play interventions on social communication, behavioral, and cognitive function in children with autism spectrum disorder: a randomized controlled trial.

Mengchang Zhang, Mengzi Zhao, Yanfang Zhang, Fang Gao, Qing Zhao, Yanping Wang, Puyu Tian, Shaohua Zhang

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Trial report in Frontiers in public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Mengchang Zhang *Department of Pediatrics, The First People's Hospital of Nanyang City, Nanyang, Henan, China.
Mengzi Zhao *Department of Pediatrics, The First People's Hospital of Nanyang City, Nanyang, Henan, China.
Yanfang Zhang *Department of Pediatrics, The First People's Hospital of Nanyang City, Nanyang, Henan, China.
Fang GaoDepartment of Pediatrics, The First People's Hospital of Nanyang City, Nanyang, Henan, China.
Qing ZhaoDepartment of Pediatrics, The First People's Hospital of Nanyang City, Nanyang, Henan, China.
Yanping WangDepartment of Pediatrics, The First People's Hospital of Nanyang City, Nanyang, Henan, China.
Puyu TianDepartment of Pediatrics, The First People's Hospital of Nanyang City, Nanyang, Henan, China.
Shaohua ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, The First People's Hospital of Nanyang City, Nanyang, Henan, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often exhibit deficits in social communication, repetitive behaviors, and cognitive delays. Play-based interventions have shown effectiveness in the treatment of ASD. This study aims to investigate the impact of improved creative play interventions combined with routine rehabilitation on these domains in autistic children. Methods: This single-blind randomized controlled trial enrolled 72 children aged 3-8 years with ASD. Participants were randomized to the control group ( Results: The intervention group showed greater improvements than the control group in the SRS-2 T-score ( Conclusion: The improved creative play intervention combined with routine rehabilitation significantly enhances social, behavioral, and cognitive outcomes in ASD children.

Indexed as

Autism Spectrum DisorderCognitionCommunicationCreativityPlay and PlaythingsPlay TherapySocial BehaviorChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleSingle-Blind MethodSocial SkillsTreatment OutcomeASDcognitive functioningimproved creative play interventionrandomized controlled trialsocial communication

Identifiers

PMID42040102
PMCPMC13107530

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