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Effects of MNRI Therapy on Fine Motor Skills in Children With Developmental Delays.

NCT07764926 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2026-08-14

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Summary

Developmental delay refers to a child's failure to achieve age-appropriate developmental milestones and may affect multiple developmental domains. MNRI (Masgutova Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration) therapy is designed to improve sensory-motor integration, motor coordination, and cognitive function in children with neurodevelopmental disorders by integrating impaired reflex pathways. This randomized clinical trial will be conducted at Children Complex Hospital on 34 participants divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group will receive MNRI therapy, while the control group will receive standard care. Reflex integration and upper limb fine motor skills will be assessed over six months, and data will be analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics.

Conditions

  • MNRI
  • Development Delay

Interventions

OTHER

MNRI

Participants will receive Masgutova Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration (MNRI) therapy administered by trained physiotherapists for 45-60 minutes per session, 5 days per week, for 4 weeks. Sessions will begin with stretching and strengthening exercises, followed by reflex integration activities targeting Moro, ATNR, STNR, TLR, and Spinal Galant reflexes through exercises such as Starfish, Cat-Cow, Cross Crawl, rocking, crawling, and proprioceptive activities. Upper limb training will include hand and wrist activation, proprioceptive stimulation, gripping activities, forearm activation, and grasp pattern exercises to improve fine motor skills and reflex integration.

OTHER

Conventional Physiotherapy without MNRI

Participants will receive a standardized conventional physiotherapy program administered by trained physiotherapists. The program will include stretching exercises for the upper and lower limb muscles, including static stretching of tight muscle groups, strengthening exercises using resistance bands or age-appropriate light weights, facilitation and practice of age-appropriate developmental motor milestones such as rolling, sitting, crawling, standing, walking, balance, and transitional movements, as well as functional upper limb activities to improve reaching, grasping, and object manipulation. Gross motor training will be individualized according to each child's developmental level. The intervention will be provided for 45-60 minutes per session, 5 days per week for 4 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sonia Babar, MS-PT · Riphah International University, Islamabad

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-05-11
Primary Completion
2026-06-27
Completion
2026-07-27

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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