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Functional Training and Dynamic Play Exercise on Gross Motor Skills, Physical Fitness, and Balance in Healthy Children
Sponsor: Riphah International University
Summary
This study aims to explore and compare two distinct approaches to physical activity: functional training and dynamic play exercises, focusing on their effects on children's gross motor skills, physical fitness and balance. A randomized clinical trial will be conducted. The study will be conducted at Primary school of Lahore in a total duration of 10 months. Sample size will be 38. There will be two groups. Non-probability convenient sampling techniques will be used. The sample having the following characteristics will be included; Age 7-10 years, Both genders, Cognition MMSE score \> 25, Class grades 2-5 , BMI between 5th - 85th percentiles, Able to stand and walk independently, PBBS score \> 40, TGMD-2 \> 13, TUDS \> 10 secs. The population having the following characteristics will be excluded from the study; Pes Planus \& Pes cavus, Scoliosis, Genu valgum, Genu varum, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Presence of Asthma, Acute orthopedic problem and any history of surgery past 6 months, visual, vestibular, or balance disorders. The tools that will be included in this study are: Pediatrics balance scale, Test for gross motor development (TGMD-2) and Time up and downstairs test (TUDS). SPSS version 27 will be used for data analyses.
Official title: Comparison of Functional Training and Dynamic Play Exercise on Gross Motor Skills, Physical Fitness, and Balance in Healthy Children
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
7 Years - 10 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
38
Start Date
2025-04-16
Completion Date
2025-07-07
Last Updated
2025-06-05
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Functional Training
Each training session includes a preparation phase (warm-up, neuromuscular activation, dynamic stretching, and core activation), followed by two main modules: motor skill development (walking, jumping, crawling, throwing, pushing, catching) and physical fitness (balance, agility, endurance). Sessions conclude with motor skill consolidation and static stretching. Training spans 12 weeks: once weekly during weeks 1-8, and twice weekly during weeks 9-12
Dynamic Play Exercise
This includes warm-up (for 3-5 mins), rhythmic exercise (5-10 mins), games (7-10 mins) and free play exercises (10-15 mins). This group will receive the lesson once a week during week 1-8 and twice a week during 9-12 weeks
Locations (1)
Riphah International University
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan