Adapted Frenkle Exercises Versus Dynamic Balance Training in School Going Children
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Adapted Frenkle Exercises, Dynamic Balance Training.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Healthy Children. Basic parameters: 8 years — 10 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Pakistan
- Next step
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Official title
Comparison of Adapted Frenkel Exercises and Dynamic Balance Training on Balance, Gait, Mobility, and Motor Coordination in School-Going Children
Overview
A randomized clinical trial will be conducted at Realm Educational School. Children aged 6-12 years will be randomly assigned to either the AFE or DBT group using convenient sampling. Participants must be physically active and free from neurological, orthopedic, or cognitive impairments, while those with sensory impairments or recent musculoskeletal injuries will be excluded. Outcome measures will include the Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS), Y-Balance Test, Observational Gait Scale (OGS), Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, and BOT-2. Pre- and post-intervention assessments will evaluate the effectiveness of both interventions on balance, gait, mobility, and motor coordination.
Detailed description
Balance, gait, mobility, and motor coordination are essential for the physical and functional development of school-going children and influence their participation in academic, recreational, and daily activities. The ages of 6-12 years represent a critical period for neuromuscular and postural maturation, making early motor interventions particularly effective. Deficits in these skills may result in reduced physical activity, poor posture, and social withdrawal. This study compares Adapted Frenkel Exercises (AFE), which focus on slow, visually guided, and controlled movements to enhance coordination and proprioception, with Dynamic Balance Training (DBT), which uses functional, task-specific activities such as balance beam walking, multidirectional stepping, and hopping to improve stability during movement. A randomized clinical trial will be conducted at Realm Educational School over 10 weeks (2 sessions per week). Each session will be of 40 minutes. Children aged 6-12 years will be randomly assigned to either the AFE or DBT group using convenient sampling. Participants must be physically active and free from neurological, orthopedic, or cognitive impairments, while those with sensory impairments or recent musculoskeletal injuries will be excluded. Outcome measures will include the Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS), Y-Balance Test, Observational Gait Scale (OGS), Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, and BOT-2. Pre- and post-intervention assessments will evaluate the effectiveness of both interventions on balance, gait, mobility, and motor coordination.
Interventions
- Behavioral Adapted Frenkle Exercises
Participants will receive adapted Frenkel exercises progressing from simple to complex movements, focusing on controlled, precise lower-limb movements to improve coordination and balance. Sitting: Controlled leg movements (side leg placement to floor markers, drawing shapes with toes, slow leg lifts). Standing: Marching in place, side leg lifts, and controlled weight shifting. Walking drills: Straight-line walking with visual cues, step-and-stop walking, and figure-8 walking to negotiate obsta - Behavioral Dynamic Balance Training
Participants will receive dynamic balance training emphasizing postural control, coordination, strength, and functional balance through varied movement tasks. Mat-based balance exercises Rope activities (e.g., jumping) Balance equipment and ground-based balance tasks Paired movements, rhythm and coordination activities, stepping stones, and non-dominant limb tasks
Primary outcome measures
- Pediatric Balance Scale [Time frame: 10 weeks]
- Y Balance Test - Pediatric version [Time frame: 10 weeks]
- Observational Gait Scale [Time frame: 10 weeks]
- Timed Up and Go Test [Time frame: 10 weeks]
- Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOT-2) - Selected subtests [Time frame: 10 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Healthy school-going children aged 8-10 years
- Both male and female participants
- No history of neurological, orthopedic, or developmental disorders
- Informed parental consent and child assent obtained
- MMSE score ≥ 24
- TUG score < 20 seconds
- Pediatric Berg Balance Scale score ≥ 40
Exclusion criteria
- History of diagnosed balance or coordination issues.
- Children with orthopedic and motor impairments.
- Behavior or attention disorders limiting participation.
- Neuromuscular conditions, Visual and mental disorders
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Pakistan · 1 center
- Riphah Rehabilitation Center, Riphah International University — Lahore
Publications
- Mani H, Miyagishima S, Kozuka N, Inoue T, Hasegawa N, Asaka T. Development of the Relationships Among Dynamic Balance Control, Inter-limb Coordination, and Torso Coordination During Gait in Children Aged 3-10 Years. Front Hum Neurosci. 2021 Oct 28;15:740509. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2021.740509. eCollection 2021. PMID 34776908
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07619807 · RiphahIU- Mehwish