Comparison of effect of Brain Gym Exercise (Exercises that are training brain ) and Skipping Exercise (rope jumping) on Balance and Cognitive Function (cognitive abilities to perform a task )in adolescents.

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• Conditions: Balance and Cognitive function

• Registration Number: CTRI/2023/08/057121
• Lead Sponsor: Self funded Chaitali Kodam

Brief Summary

Title: Comparison of Effect of Brain Gym Exercise and Skipping on Balance and Cogntive Function in Adolescents.

Adolescence (11–13 years old) is a crucial developmental stage for physiological maturation and physical fitness development. An adolescent reaches a new stage of cognitive development that moves them from the concrete mode of thinking as a child to more complex thinking processes. Cognitive function encompasses the domains of perception, attention, memory, learning, decision making and language abilities. Brain Gym exercise consists of a series of movements of the whole body that supposedly activate the brain, promote neurological repatterning, and simplify whole brain learning. Skipping is a simple, affordable and interesting activity. It promotes participation and overall physical fitness within and beyond the school setting. It is a whole-body activity that requires rhythm, coordination, agility, speed, and strength. (Hockersmith MR). Their comparative effects are not studied in literature. Thus in this study, we aim to compare the effects of brain gym exercise and skipping exrecise on balance and cognitive functions in adolescent students. The sample population includes school students of standard 7 th, divisions A and B, 30 students each. The outcome measures used are Y Balance Test to assess balance, reliability 0.681- 0.908 and validity 0.89 -0.97. Stroop colour and word test, childrens edition 2003, used to assess the processing speed, errors and inhibition to cognitive interference, test retest reliability: 0.73- 0.86, Construct vaildity: R2 = .31. The division A and B will be recruited randomly in the two intervention groups, Brain gym exercise group and Skipping exercise group intervention for 5 days a week, for two weeks. The everyday session will be of 30 minutes, which will include 5 minutes of warm up, 20 minutes of intervention and breaks, 5 minutes of cool down. The data collected will be analysed using paired t test and wilcoxon rank test.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-09-15
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

7th standard students of R M Bhatt school (Marathi medium) Students who give their assent and parents informed consent Both male and female students , who can read English, hindi, Marathi.

Exclusion Criteria

Students with any neurological, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory disease Who are not able to follow the instructions regarding skipping or brain gym exercises Colour blindness (Ishihara chart).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Balance by using Y Balance Test	Balance by using Y Balance Test

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cognitive function using Stroop test	Cognitive function using Stroop test

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

R. M. Bhatt High School; 🇮🇳 Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA, India

R. M. Bhatt High School

🇮🇳Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA, India

Dr Chaitali Kodam

Principal investigator

9284068525

chaitalikodam76726@gmail.com