the effect of endurance training and coenzyme q10 supplementation on sleep quality in children with autism spectrum disorders

Background: autism is a developmental disorder that impairs social relationships. sleep disorders are one of the major problems of patients with autism spectrum disorders (asd).objectives: concerning the need to investigate problems and impairments caused by this disease, the present study aimed at determining the effect of an eightweek endurance training program plus q10 supplementation on sleep quality in children with asd in 2017.methods: the present doubleblind study was performed on three experimental groups. group 1 performed eightweek endurance training on a onemile distance as brisk walking. group 2 received 100 mg q10 supplements daily and group 3 underwent a combination of both interventions. pre and posttests were performed to determine the sleep habits of the study subjects using the childrenchr('39')s sleep habits questionnaire (cshq) by parents. finally, the pre and posttests data were compared using the paired samples ttest.results: a significant difference was observed between the pre and posttest results in the mean total and eight subscales scores in the endurance training plus q10 supplementation group (p <0.05). there was no significant difference between the pre and posttest results in the sleep anxiety and sleepdisordered breathing subscales in the endurance training group and the sleepdisordered breathing subscale in the supplementation group.conclusion: according to the study results, it seems that the sleep of children with autism was improved by increased physical activity and q10 supplementation.