Coordination-based Exercise Intervention in Preschool Children

NCT06405854 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2022.198.10.22
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 44
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study intended to assess the impact of coordination-based exercise interventions on physical fitness, motor competence, and executive function among preschoolers aged 4 to 6 years.

Conditions

Motor Skills; Balance; Fitness; Preschool

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Motor competence

  Motor competence will be assessed through the Body Coordination Test for Children (KTK). The Body Coordination Test for Children (KTK)+ test battery, supported by a hand-eye coordination task, will be used to assess the children's motor competence and it measures general gross motor coordination The Body Coordination Test for Children (KTK) test items include backward balancing (BB), sideways movement (MS), sideways jumping (JS), and hand-eye coordination tasks (EHC). All test items demonstrated good test-retest reliability: BB = 0.80, MS = 0.84, JS = 0.95, and EHC 0.87

  at baseline and end of 8 week

• Inhibition control (IC)

  IC will be measured using the Go/No-Go test. The Go/No-Go task is a protocol commonly used to measure inhibitory control in young children. The convergent validity of inhibitory control measurement has been observed to be good in this age group, with a strong correlation with the NIH Toolbox, which is frequently used and has a similar structure (r (80) = .40, p \< 0.001). Additionally, internal consistency analyses of the Go/No-Go task revealed good reliability for the "Go" stimulus (Cronbach α = 0.95) and the "No-Go" stimulus (Cronbach 'sα = 0.84). In the Go/No-Go task, the children will be instructed to respond to the "go" stimulus (catch fish) by pressing the screen and to withhold their response to the "no-go" stimulus (avoid sharks). The practice trials consisted of 5 blocks of "catch fish" trials, five blocks of "avoid sharks" trials, and then a mixed block of 10 trials. After a short rest period, the task was completed with 75 stimulus trials divided into three test blocks (each

  at baseline and end of 8 week

• agility test

  The test course will be set with markers placed five yards (4.57m) to the left and right of the starting line, with indicators (motivational for the participants' age) placed accordingly. A photocell gate will be placed at the starting line to record repeated passage times. Before the start of the application, the participants took their position and when ready, they touched the marker on the right first, then the marker on the left, and finally crossed the starting line to complete the test.

  at baseline and end of 8 week

• Countermovement jump test

  Vertical jump performance was measured using an accelerometer (iVMES Athlete, Ankara, Turkey). During the test, the participants will be encouraged to jump as high as possible. The test was conducted twice with a 30-second rest between trials.

  at baseline and end of 8 week

Study Arms (2)

Coordination-based exercise intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

During the eight weeks, children in the coordinative exercise intervention group participated in sessions twice a week, each lasting 20 minutes. The foundational movement patterns tailored to the specific purpose were organized in a game format suitable for preschool-aged children. These foundational movement patterns comprise open-ended tasks progressing from simple to complex, with motor planning as a prerequisite. As the exercise intervention was game-based, the sessions were maintained as a fun, active, and social learning environment for the children.

Other: Exercise

Control

NO INTERVENTION

The control group continued their regular preschool classes without any intervention.

Interventions

Exercise OTHER

Children in the coordinative exercise intervention group will be encouraged to participate in sessions twice a week, each lasting 20 minutes. The foundational movement patterns tailored to the specific purpose were organized in a game format suitable for preschool-aged children. These foundational movement patterns comprise open-ended tasks progressing from simple to complex, with motor planning as a prerequisite. As the exercise intervention was game-based, the sessions were maintained as a fun, active, and social learning environment for the children. Duration of the intervention is eight weeks,

Coordination-based exercise intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 4 Years - 6 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• typically preschoolers between the aged between 4-6 years old
• not taking any medication
• absence of cardiovascular, neurological, orthopedic, or psychiatric illnesses.

You may not qualify if:

• children with physical disabilities or other conditions that might significantly impact their ability to participate in the physical activity interventions might be excluded,

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University: lead
• Namik Kemal University: collaborator
• Istanbul Aydın University: collaborator
• Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Monira Aldhahi

Riyadh, 12341, Saudi Arabia

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Exercise

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Monira I. Aldhahi

  College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: The participants, specifically the preschool children, may not be informed of their group assignment (Exercise Group or Control Group) to prevent behavior changes based on perceived expectations.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate professor

Model Details: Randomized Controlled Trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 4, 2024
• First Posted: May 9, 2024
• Study Start: September 12, 2022
• Primary Completion: October 28, 2022
• Study Completion: January 10, 2023
• Last Updated: June 3, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SA (1)