Investigation of the Effects of Basic Body Awareness Training on Motor Skills İn Children at Risk of Developmental Delay

NCT07054996 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2025/083
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 72
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of basic body awareness training on preschool children with developmental delays.

Conditions

Developmental Delay; Body Perception

Keywords

basic body awareness therapy; Motor development; Body perception; Mental rotation; developmental delay

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• motor development

  Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency. A person can receive a maximum raw score of 72 on the test. A higher score indicates better motor proficiency.

  1. week- 12. week

• body perception

  A web-based application will be designed for body perception to help children recognize the parts of their own body using body part images, distinguish between right and left, and measure their reaction speed based on their correct responses to these images

  1. week- 12. week

Study Arms (2)

Basic Body Awareness Group

EXPERIMENTAL

This group will receive basic body awareness training

Other: body awareness therapy

Play-based Exercise Group

EXPERIMENTAL

An obstacle course will be set up for this group and play-based exercise methods will be implemented.

Other: play-based exercise

Interventions

body awareness therapy OTHER

Basic body awareness training will be applied to preschool children in terms of motor development and body perception

Basic Body Awareness Group

play-based exercise OTHER

Play-based exercise training will be implemented for preschool children by designing games that they enjoy playing, in order to support motor development and body perception.

Play-based Exercise Group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Children aged 4 to 6 years attending preschool
• Those who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Children with neurological problems
• Children who are uncooperative
• Children receiving speech and language therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Harran University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Milli Eğitim

Sanliurfa, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Jones RA, Riethmuller A, Hesketh K, Trezise J, Batterham M, Okely AD. Promoting fundamental movement skill development and physical activity in early childhood settings: a cluster randomized controlled trial. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2011 Nov;23(4):600-15. doi: 10.1123/pes.23.4.600.

  PMID: 22109783 BACKGROUND

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

Central Study Contacts

hilal doğan

CONTACT

05387466854; hilalaslan@harran.edu.tr

ŞEYMA ASLAN

CONTACT

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 26, 2025
• First Posted: July 8, 2025
• Study Start: July 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2025
• Study Completion: December 1, 2025
• Last Updated: July 8, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)