Playtime power: structured games may sharpen young minds and bodies

NCT ID NCT07683208

Disease control Sponsor: Shenzhen University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jul 06, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether structured physical games can improve memory, attention, gross motor skills, and social adaptability in children aged 4 to 6. Over 8 weeks, preschoolers play specially designed games like 'Eagle Catching Chicks' and 'Puppy Seeking Bones' during class. Researchers measure changes in motor skills, memory, and attention using standard tests. The goal is to create a set of classroom-friendly games that support child development.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: structured physical game intervention
What this could lead to: If successful, this could provide a simple, fun way to boost key developmental skills in preschool children through classroom-based physical games.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage study with only 42 children, so results may not apply broadly. The games are tailored to this specific group and may not work for all children.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

42 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2024

Finished

Jul 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

5 to 6 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion criteria: * Preschool children aged 5 to 6 years old * In good physical and mental condition, with normal cognitive ability, able to attend daily courses and communicate with others normally * Have not received any extracurricular training targeted at memory, attention and locomotor skills in the past one year * Written informed consent obtained from guardians, and children participate in this study voluntarily Exclusion criteria: * Children with non-Chinese nationality or language barriers * Children with congenital diseases who are not suitable for participating in extracurricular physical game activities * Children who have received extracurricular training targeted at memory, attention and locomotor skills in the past one year

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, inattentive type physical urticaria

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Attention Gross motor skills Immediate memory Locomotor skill MEMORY Perceived competence Perceived motor competence Physical game Short-term memory Social adaptation ability

Playtime power: structured games may sharpen young minds and bodies

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