Efficacy of Brain Gym for Writing and Arithmetic Difficulties in Children with Developmental Disabilities

Efficacy of Brain Gym for Writing and Arithmetic Difficulties in Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Crossover Trial - Efficacy of Brain Gym for Writing and Arithmetic Difficulties in Children with Developmental Disabilities

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000058538

Enrollment

Registered

2025-07-25

Start date

2025-07-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Developmental Disabilities

Interventions

We requested the participants&#39

elementary school to prepare six task sets tailored to each student&#39

s individual learning progress. Each set comprised ten items with a maximum score of ten points, and scoring was performed by the school under blinded conditions. Participants were randomly assigned

participants were then sorted in ascending order of these numbers and alternately allocated to groups A and B. From week 1 through week 6, both groups completed their assigned tasks on Day 1 of each

the movements&quot

) immediately after task completion, and were thereafter encouraged to apply the movements as needed. The five movements taught were PACE, Earth Button, Space Button, Owl, and Calf Pumps. On Day 1 of

accordingly, we provisionally set the washout to one week. Weeks 4 and 5 constituted Phase II. On Day 1 of week 4, only group B received instruction in the movements immediately after task completion

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - As of July 25, 2025, the patient is admitted to the Child Psychiatry Unit of our hospital. - The patient is in the 4th or 5th grade of elementary school. - The principal diagnosis is "F8 Disorders of psychological development (ICD-10)".

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Inability to perform the prescribed exercises as instructed due to a physical disorder - Presence of severe aggression, irritability, depressed mood, or markedly reduced motivation, rendering adherence to the exercise protocol infeasible - Situations in which obtaining informed consent from the family is deemed inappropriate (e.g., cases under active intervention by the Child Consultation Center)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Scores on the "Kanji Writing" and "Arithmetic" Tasks	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactAsuka Sakurai

National Hospital Organization Tenryu Hospital Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

asakurai89314@gmail.com053-583-3111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026