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How Bharatanatyam Dance Improves Balance, Flexibility, and Stamina in Young Children

Bharatanatyam Dance and Physical Performance: A randomized controlled trial Assessing Balance, Flexibility and Endurance in Children Aged 5 to 9 - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/12/099150
Enrollment
66
Registered
2025-12-15
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-12

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: bharatnatyam dance: Weeks 1-2: Focus on foundational adavus emphasizing correct posture and balance. Introduction to a few basic mudras and their meanings. Simple facial expressions. We

Sponsors

nil
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children aged between 5 and 9 years. Beginner-level Bharatanatyam dancers for the experimental group, and non-dancer school-going students for the control group. Parents or legal guardians who provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Presence of recent fractures or injuries that could affect physical performance,any cognitive, psychological, or neuromotor impairments that could hinder understanding or following instructions,Lack of informed consent from parents or legal guardians.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Paediatric balance scale Toe Touch Test 3 Minutes Kasch Pulse Recovery TestTimepoint: 1st week & 8weeks—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
nilTimepoint: nil—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactS Rathish

Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences

rathish@mtpgrihs.ac.in9944319384

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026