About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Children aged 6-10 years
Mild to Moderate Cognitive Impairment (MoCA score =18 to 25)
Gross motor skill delay (10).
Ability to follow verbal instructions
Disqualifiers
Use of medications that may influence neuromotor functions (e.g., sedatives, antiepileptic's)
Children with visual and hearing impairments
Receiving concurrent therapies
Recent lower limb injuries , surgeries, or musculoskeletal conditions
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Maze Balance Board traing
- Conventional Physical Therapy
Treatment groups
Locations
1Sponsors and collaborators
Riphah International University
Lead sponsor