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Maze Balance Board Training Effects on Mobility and Motor Skills in Cognitively Impaired Children

NCT07578896 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 22

Last updated 2026-05-11

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Summary

The study will be a Randomized Controlled Trial including 22 children aged 6-10 years with deficits in functional mobility and gross motor skills. Participants will be randomly divided into an experimental group (n=11), receiving a seven-stage progressive Maze Balance Board protocol, and a control group (n=11), receiving conventional physical therapy. Both groups will undergo 30-minute sessions, three times per week, for 8 weeks. Eligible participants will be enrolled after guardian consent. Outcomes will be assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) for cognition, Timed Up and Go (TUG) test for functional mobility, and Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, Second Edition (BOT-2) for gross motor skills. Ethical approval will be obtained from Riphah International University, Lahore, and data will be analyzed using SPSS version 27.0.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Maze Balance Board traing

The experimental group (n=11) will receive Maze Balance Board Training in a one-on-one setting, conducted three times per week for 8 weeks. A seven-stage progressive protocol will be followed, where participants advance only after successfully completing each stage, with earlier stages revisited to reinforce learning. Stage 1 involves rotating a marble with hands; Stage 2 focuses on manual maze navigation; Stage 3 develops static balance on a board; Stage 4 includes unassisted rotational balance; Stage 5 introduces foot-mediated marble rotation; Stage 6 requires foot-based maze navigation; and Stage 7 combines dynamic balance with precise marble placement as a dual task. Progression will depend on task performance over consecutive days, aiming to improve functional mobility and gross motor skills in children with cognitive impairment.

OTHER

Conventional Physical Therapy

The control group (n=11) will receive conventional physical therapy as a standard-of-care baseline, conducted to improve postural control and gross motor skills. Sessions will include structured exercises performed regularly throughout the study. Activities include animal walks (bear walk, bunny hops, frog jumps) to enhance core and limb strength; bridging exercises to strengthen glutes and hamstrings; sit-to-stand training to improve lower limb strength and functional movement; tandem walking to challenge balance; standing on varied surfaces (foam/cushions) to improve proprioception; beam/line walking forward and backward for coordination and dynamic balance; and obstacle negotiation involving stepping over or around objects. These exercises will be consistently practiced to enhance mobility and motor performance in children with cognitive impairment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maryam Shafique, MS-PT · Riphah International University Lahore

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
10 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-10-28
Primary Completion
2026-05-05
Completion
2026-06-15

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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