(M 13; F 2) Age: >6 years Children stratified according to cognitive level
Massage (Qigong) plus special education program
Special education program
15 min/day
SP, Vineland, ABC
Improvement in all scale apart from ABC and Vineland language and motor abilities
Blinding not reported No placebo condition Special education program may vary between children Statistical analysis performed on 20 children (they included children in the control group who were switched to active treatment)
Randomized, single blind, parallel group Duration: 5 months
(M 37; F 9) Age: 3–6 years
Massage (Qigong) plus special education program
Waitlist
15 min/day
PDDBI (teacher and parent rated), ABC, SSC
Significant improvement in teacher-rated PDDBI
Teacher appears to be blinded but no detailed information No information on waitlist are provided No information on additional treatments No sample size calculation