Motor CompetenceNCT07800286
Coordinative Exercise in Preschool Children
A study testing Motor-Skill-Enriched Coordinative Exercise in people with Motor Competence and Physical Fitness, run by Namik Kemal University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
This study examined the effects of an 8-week motor-skill-enriched coordinative exercise program on physical fitness, motor competence, and response inhibition in preschool children. Forty-four typically developing children from two pre-existing preschool classes participated. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 5 to 6 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Motor Competence, Physical Fitness, Response Inhibition
- What is being tested?
- Motor-Skill-Enriched Coordinative Exercise
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 44 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 25 Jan 2023to 20 Apr 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 5 to 6 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Typically developing preschool children.
- Not receiving regular medication.
- No parent-reported cardiovascular, neurological, orthopedic, or psychiatric condition that could interfere with participation in the assessments or exercise sessions.
- Written informed consent provided by a parent or legal guardian.
Who cannot join
- Diagnosed intellectual disability.
- Any health condition preventing safe participation in physical activity.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Tekirdag Namik Kemal University
Tekirdağ, 59030
About this study
Official title: Motor-Skill-Enriched Coordinative Exercise in Preschool Children: Effects on Physical Fitness, Motor Competence, and Response Inhibition
This study examined the effects of an 8-week motor-skill-enriched coordinative exercise program on physical fitness, motor competence, and response inhibition in preschool children. Forty-four typically developing children from two pre-existing preschool classes participated. One class completed the exercise program twice per week, with each session lasting 20 minutes, while the other class continued its usual preschool activities. Assessments were conducted before and after the intervention. Physical fitness was evaluated using countermovement jump, change-of-direction, and static and dynamic balance tests; motor competence was assessed using the KTK3+ test battery; and response inhibition was assessed using the Early Years Toolbox Go/No-Go task.
- Conditions
- Motor Competence, Physical Fitness, Response Inhibition
- Being tested
- Motor-Skill-Enriched Coordinative Exercise
- Keywords
- preschool children, Physical Fitness, Executive Function, Motor Development
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Motor-Skill-Enriched Coordinative ExerciseOther
An 8-week, twice-weekly motor-skill-enriched coordinative exercise program consisting of developmentally appropriate, game-based motor activities. Each session lasted approximately 20 minutes and included a 3-minute warm-up, a 14-minute main section, and a 3-minute cool-down. The program primarily emphasized locomotor, balance, spatial-orientation, direction-change, and whole-body coordination tasks, with selected object-control activities. Exercise complexity and practice duration were progressively increased across the intervention period.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Motor-Skill-Enriched Coordinative Exercise | Experimental | Participants completed an 8-week motor-skill-enriched coordinative exercise program twice per week. Each session lasted approximately 20 minutes and included a 3-minute game-based warm-up, a 14-minute main section, and a 3-minute cool-down. The program primarily emphasized locomotor, balance, spatial-orientation, direction-change, and whole-body coordination tasks, with selected object-control activities. Receives: Other: Motor-Skill-Enriched Coordinative Exercise |
| Usual Preschool Activities (Control Group) | No intervention | Participants continued their usual preschool curriculum during the 8-week study period and did not receive the additional motor-skill-enriched coordinative exercise program. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in Pro-Agility Test Completion Time
Change-of-direction performance was assessed using the Pro-Agility test. Completion time was recorded in seconds, with lower values indicating better performance.
Measured: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)
Change in Static Balance Performance
Static balance was assessed using the Sensbalance MiniBoard and expressed as a percentage, with higher values indicating better performance.
Measured: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)
Change in Dynamic Balance Performance
Dynamic balance was assessed using the Sensbalance MiniBoard and expressed as a percentage, with higher values indicating better performance.
Measured: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)
Change in Countermovement Jump Height
Lower-body explosive performance was assessed using the countermovement jump. Jump height was recorded in centimeters, with higher values indicating better performance.
Measured: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)
Change in KTK3+ Balancing Backwards Score
Balancing Backwards was assessed as part of the KTK3+ motor competence battery. The number of successful backward steps across the balance-beam trials was recorded, with higher scores indicating better performance.
Measured: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)
Change in KTK3+ Jumping Sideways Score
Jumping Sideways was assessed as part of the KTK3+ motor competence battery. The total number of successful two-footed jumps across two trials was recorded, with higher scores indicating better performance.
Measured: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)
Change in KTK3+ Moving Sideways Score
Moving Sideways was assessed as part of the KTK3+ motor competence battery. Scores from two 20-second trials were summed, with higher scores indicating better performance.
Measured: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)
Change in KTK3+ Eye-Hand Coordination Score
Eye-hand coordination was assessed as part of the KTK3+ battery using an alternating tennis-ball throw-and-catch task. The number of successful catches across two trials was recorded, with higher scores indicating better performance.
Measured: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)
Change in Go/No-Go Impulse-Control Score
Response inhibition was assessed using the Early Years Toolbox Go/No-Go task. The impulse-control score was calculated as proportional Go accuracy multiplied by proportional No-Go accuracy and ranged from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating better response inhibition.
Measured: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)
Change in Correct-Go Reaction Time
Correct-Go reaction time from the Early Years Toolbox Go/No-Go task was recorded in milliseconds and was interpreted as an index of response speed rather than response inhibition. Lower values indicate faster responding.
Measured: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks).
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted2 Sep 2026
- Study start25 Jan 2023
- Primary completion20 Apr 2023
- Study completion20 Apr 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Motor CompetenceStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Two pre-existing preschool classes were included. One class received the motor-skill-enriched coordinative exercise intervention, while the other class continued its usual preschool curriculum. Individual participants were not randomized.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 44 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Namik Kemal University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, umut canlı, Namik Kemal University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07800286
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2022.215.11.16
- Status last verified
- Aug 2026
- First submitted
- 28 Aug 2026
- Last updated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: De-identified individual participant data underlying the findings reported in the resulting publication may be made available upon reasonable request to the corresponding author, subject to applicable ethical, institutional, and data-protection requirements.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 2 Sep 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Motor-Skill-Enriched Coordinative Exercise in Preschool Children: Effects on Physical Fitness, Motor Competence, and Response Inhibition
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07800286
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2022.215.11.16
- Conditions
- Motor Competence, Physical Fitness, Response Inhibition
- Keywords
- preschool children, Physical Fitness, Executive Function, Motor Development
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 44 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Namik Kemal UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 25 Jan 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 20 Apr 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 20 Apr 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 2 Sep 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study examined the effects of an 8-week motor-skill-enriched coordinative exercise program on physical fitness, motor competence, and response inhibition in preschool children. Forty-four typically developing children from two pre-existing preschool classes participated. One class completed the exercise program twice per week, with each session lasting 20 minutes, while the other class continued its usual preschool activities. Assessments were conducted before and after the intervention. Physical fitness was evaluated using countermovement jump, change-of-direction, and static and dynamic balance tests; motor competence was assessed using the KTK3+ test battery; and response inhibition was assessed using the Early Years Toolbox Go/No-Go task.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Two pre-existing preschool classes were included. One class received the motor-skill-enriched coordinative exercise intervention, while the other class continued its usual preschool curriculum. Individual participants were not randomized.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Motor-Skill-Enriched Coordinative Exercise | Experimental | Other: Motor-Skill-Enriched Coordinative ExerciseParticipants completed an 8-week motor-skill-enriched coordinative exercise program twice per week. Each session lasted approximately 20 minutes and included a 3-minute game-based warm-up, a 14-minute main section, and a 3-minute cool-down. The program primarily emphasized locomotor, balance, spatial-orientation, direction-change, and whole-body coordination tasks, with selected object-control activities. |
| Usual Preschool Activities (Control Group) | No intervention | –Participants continued their usual preschool curriculum during the 8-week study period and did not receive the additional motor-skill-enriched coordinative exercise program. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 5 to 6 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Typically developing preschool children.
- Not receiving regular medication.
- No parent-reported cardiovascular, neurological, orthopedic, or psychiatric condition that could interfere with participation in the assessments or exercise sessions.
- Written informed consent provided by a parent or legal guardian.
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Diagnosed intellectual disability.
- Any health condition preventing safe participation in physical activity.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Motor-Skill-Enriched Coordinative ExerciseAn 8-week, twice-weekly motor-skill-enriched coordinative exercise program consisting of developmentally appropriate, game-based motor activities. Each session lasted approximately 20 minutes and included a 3-minute warm-up, a 14-minute main section, and a 3-minute cool-down. The program primarily emphasized locomotor, balance, spatial-orientation, direction-change, and whole-body coordination tasks, with selected object-control activities. Exercise complexity and practice duration were progressively increased across the intervention period. | Other | Motor-Skill-Enriched Coordinative Exercise |
Primary outcome
Change in Pro-Agility Test Completion Time
Time frame: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)
Change-of-direction performance was assessed using the Pro-Agility test. Completion time was recorded in seconds, with lower values indicating better performance.
Change in Static Balance Performance
Time frame: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)
Static balance was assessed using the Sensbalance MiniBoard and expressed as a percentage, with higher values indicating better performance.
Change in Dynamic Balance Performance
Time frame: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)
Dynamic balance was assessed using the Sensbalance MiniBoard and expressed as a percentage, with higher values indicating better performance.
Change in Countermovement Jump Height
Time frame: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)
Lower-body explosive performance was assessed using the countermovement jump. Jump height was recorded in centimeters, with higher values indicating better performance.
Change in KTK3+ Balancing Backwards Score
Time frame: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)
Balancing Backwards was assessed as part of the KTK3+ motor competence battery. The number of successful backward steps across the balance-beam trials was recorded, with higher scores indicating better performance.
Change in KTK3+ Jumping Sideways Score
Time frame: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)
Jumping Sideways was assessed as part of the KTK3+ motor competence battery. The total number of successful two-footed jumps across two trials was recorded, with higher scores indicating better performance.
Change in KTK3+ Moving Sideways Score
Time frame: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)
Moving Sideways was assessed as part of the KTK3+ motor competence battery. Scores from two 20-second trials were summed, with higher scores indicating better performance.
Change in KTK3+ Eye-Hand Coordination Score
Time frame: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)
Eye-hand coordination was assessed as part of the KTK3+ battery using an alternating tennis-ball throw-and-catch task. The number of successful catches across two trials was recorded, with higher scores indicating better performance.
Change in Go/No-Go Impulse-Control Score
Time frame: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)
Response inhibition was assessed using the Early Years Toolbox Go/No-Go task. The impulse-control score was calculated as proportional Go accuracy multiplied by proportional No-Go accuracy and ranged from 0 to 1, with higher values indicating better response inhibition.
Change in Correct-Go Reaction Time
Time frame: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks).
Correct-Go reaction time from the Early Years Toolbox Go/No-Go task was recorded in milliseconds and was interpreted as an index of response speed rather than response inhibition. Lower values indicate faster responding.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 2 Sep 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. De-identified individual participant data underlying the findings reported in the resulting publication may be made available upon reasonable request to the corresponding author, subject to applicable ethical, institutional, and data-protection requirements.
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Motor-Skill-Enriched Coordinative Exercise in people with Motor Competence and Physical Fitness, run by Namik Kemal University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Sep 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in Pro-Agility Test Completion Time (time frame: Baseline and post-intervention (8 weeks)). The study lists 10 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Sep 2026.