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Effect of Marble Play on Handgrip Strength and Handwriting Among School Going Children.

NCT07331675 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2026-01-12

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Summary

This study aims to address the effects of a Marble Play on the handgrip strength and handwriting skills of primary school children, providing empirical evidence for a cost-effective and culturally relevant therapeutic tool. This study will be a randomized controlled trial. A total of 46 children from Grades 1-3 will be recruited via convenience sampling and randomly assigned to either an experimental group (n=23) or a control group (n=23).The experimental group will participate in one-on-one sessions of Marble Play game with

.The control group will continue with their regular free play activities. The primary assessment tools will be the Evaluation Tool of Children's Handwriting (ETCH) to measure writing legibility and speed, and a hand-held dynamometer to measure hand grip strength.

Conditions

  • Hand Grasp

Interventions

OTHER

Marble play game

Participants have to be sure to play in playground, as we will used natural ground floor. A small circle will be dig. A straight line will be marked 40 cm away from the edge of the circle. At the beginning of game, the researcher will place 10 target marbles in the circle. The participant will be given a marble.

OTHER

Free Play

The control group (n=38) will continues regular playing activities except Marble play.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Aamna Hassan, MS · Riphah International University, Lahore

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
9 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-12-22
Primary Completion
2026-08-01
Completion
2026-08-20

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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