Fundamental Movement Skills Training Improves Executive Functions in Preschoolers: A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 34
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Working Memory - Mr. Ant Task
研究概览
简要总结
This randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of a 12-week structured fundamental movement skills (FMS) training program on executive functions in 34 healthy preschoolers aged 5-6 years. Participants were randomly assigned to an FMS training group (n = 17) or a regular physical activity control group (n = 17). The FMS group participated in two 35-minute sessions per week for 12 weeks, while the control group engaged in free play. Executive functions were assessed using the Go/No-Go, Mr. Ant, and Card Sorting tasks from the Early Years Toolbox at baseline and after the intervention.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 5 Years 至 6 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Age between 5 and 6 years
- •Good physical health without severe cognitive or motor impairments
- •Parental or guardian consent to participate
排除标准
- •Severe cognitive impairment or neurodevelopmental disorders
- •Physical conditions unsuitable for moderate-intensity physical activity
- •Severe motor developmental delay or impairment
结局指标
主要结局
Working Memory - Mr. Ant Task
时间窗: Baseline and 12 weeks post-intervention
Children were required to remember the locations of colored stickers on a cartoon ant ("Mr. Ant") and reposition them after the stickers disappeared. The task consisted of 8 levels with progressively increasing difficulty. The score was the number of levels correctly completed (range: 0-8).
Inhibitory Control - Go/No-Go Task
时间窗: Baseline and 12 weeks post-intervention
Children were instructed to tap the screen when a clownfish appeared (Go trials) and to refrain from tapping when a shark appeared (No-Go trials). The task comprised 75 trials (60 Go, 15 No-Go). The score was calculated as the product of accuracy rates on Go and No-Go trials.
Cognitive Flexibility - Card Sorting Task
时间窗: Baseline and 12 weeks post-intervention
Children were required to sort patterns (boats or rabbits) according to color or shape rules. The task comprised three phases: color sorting, shape sorting, and mixed sorting, with 6 trials per phase, totaling 18 trials. The score was the total number of correct sorts (range: 0-18).
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Lu Ying
Master's Student
Xi'an Physical Education University