Task Specific vs Basketball-Based Balance Training in Children With Developmental Delay

NCT07015619 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: ShalamarSSAHS
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

To compare the effects of task specific balance training vs task-oriented basketball training on balance and motor skills in children with developmental delay

Conditions

Development Delay

Keywords

DD; TSBT; TOBT

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Improved balance

  Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS) is a 14 item performance based measure, assessing balance in sitting, standing and during functional tasks. Each item is scored on a scale of 0-4, with higher scores indicating better balance

  8 WEEKS

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Improved motor skills

  8 WEEKS

Study Arms (2)

Task Specific Balance Training

OTHER

Group A: Participants will perform Task specific balance training. The interventions will be performed three times per week, for total of 24 sessions, within 8 weeks. There will be a Warm-up session of 5 minutes that will include active exercises such as ankle pumps and arm swings. Sufficient rest intervals during each training session. In each session, participants will perform three repetitions of each exercise. For static balance, the exercises will include one-leg standing, tandem standing, heel-to-toe walking, and stride sitting on a peanut ball. For dynamic balance, the exercises will include stepping over obstacles, walking on a balance beam, side-stepping, and walking in a straight line while balancing a ball on a board

Other: Task Specific Balance Training

Task-oriented Basketball Training

OTHER

Group B: Participants will perform Task oriented basketball training. The interventions will be performed three times per week, for total of 24 sessions, within 8 weeks. There will be warm up session of 5 minutes that will include active exercises that are ankle pumps and arm swing. Sufficient rest interval during each training session. In one session, participants will perform three repetitions for each exercise. Exercises are basic dribbling, passing and catching, partner based passing and catching, target shooting, hurdle jumping, wall catching, skipping hoops and cone drills.

Other: Task-oriented Basketball Training

Interventions

Task Specific Balance Training OTHER

Group A participants will undergo Task Specific Balance Training. It is a rehabilitation approach that focus on improving balance by practicing specific balance related tasks.

Task Specific Balance Training

Task-oriented Basketball Training OTHER

Group B participants will undergo Task-oriented Basketball Training. It is a rehabilitation approach that focuses on balance, coordination and gross motor skills through specific basketball related tasks.

Task-oriented Basketball Training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children aged 5-12
• Diagnosed with DD
• Able to follow instruction
• Male and female are included

You may not qualify if:

• Neurological conditions other than DD
• Musculoskeletal deformities
• Visual or hearing impairments
• Participants who are unable to engage in the assigned interventions due to physical or cognitive limitations

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Learning Disabilities

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Communication Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 3, 2025
• First Posted: June 11, 2025
• Study Start: June 28, 2025
• Primary Completion: October 29, 2025
• Study Completion: November 29, 2025
• Last Updated: June 29, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06