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Can fun and games sharpen young minds? study tests playful exercise for school readiness

NCT ID NCT07678294

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Inonu University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 01, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study investigates whether an 8-week program of playful physical activities—games that combine movement with cognitive challenges like memory, attention, and planning—can improve executive functions and school readiness in preschool children aged 55 to 64 months. Compared to regular physical education, the program aims to enhance skills such as inhibition, working memory, and problem-solving, which are important for early learning. The trial involves 48 children and measures changes in school readiness scores and cognitive task performance.

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Active substance
Playful Physical Activities Program
What this could lead to
If effective, this approach could offer a simple, fun way to improve early learning skills in preschool children.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with only 48 children, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral, so effects may be modest.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

48 people

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Started

Apr 2025

Finished

May 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

55 to 64 months

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Preschool children aged 55 to 64 months. * Enrollment in one of the participating preschools. * Ability to participate in age-appropriate physical activity sessions. * Written informed consent provided by parents or legal guardians. Exclusion Criteria: * Motor or intellectual disabilities that could prevent participation in physical activity sessions. * Diagnosed neurological, psychiatric, or developmental disorders, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or autism spectrum disorder. * Uncorrected visual or auditory impairments that could affect test performance. * Use of medication known to affect the central nervous system. * Absence from post-intervention testing or failure to complete the study procedures.

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Executive function (cognition) Preschool child development School readiness

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Physical Activity, Sport and Health Research Unit UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport

    Tunis, 1003, Tunisia

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