Effects of participation in community sports clubs on overall motor competence in preschool children

Effects of participation in community sports clubs on overall motor competence in preschool children - Community sports club participation and overall motor competence in preschool children

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000061110

Enrollment

100

Registered

2026-04-20

Start date

2026-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

preschool children aged 3 to 5 years

Interventions

community sports club participants non-participants in a community sports club

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: preschool children aged 3 to 5 years attending a certified child center

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: If the child shows refusal or anxiety on the day of assessment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Approximately 50 children enrolled in a community sports club and 50 non-enrolled children, with both boys and girls included in each group, will be recruited as participants. A total of nine motor performance tests will be administered: a 25-m sprint (running ability), softball throw (object-control skill and upper-limb power), side-to-side hops or repeated lateral jumps (agility and coordination), sit-and-reach (flexibility), handgrip strength (muscular strength), standing long jump (lower-limb power), duration of supported body hold (trunk function and muscular endurance), double-leg stance with eyes open or closed (balance), and a KTK-based lateral movement task (whole-body coordination). Assessments will be conducted under standardized conditions at four time points: at the start of the intervention, after 10 sessions (approximately 3 months), after 20 sessions (approximately 6 months), and after 30 sessions (approximately 9 months). In addition, parent-reported questionnaires will be used to collect information on childrens previous exercise history and daily outdoor play time.	—

Measure

Time frame

Approximately 50 children enrolled in a community sports club and 50 non-enrolled children, with both boys and girls included in each group, will be recruited as participants. A total of nine motor performance tests will be administered: a 25-m sprint (running ability), softball throw (object-control skill and upper-limb power), side-to-side hops or repeated lateral jumps (agility and coordination), sit-and-reach (flexibility), handgrip strength (muscular strength), standing long jump (lower-limb power), duration of supported body hold (trunk function and muscular endurance), double-leg stance with eyes open or closed (balance), and a KTK-based lateral movement task (whole-body coordination). Assessments will be conducted under standardized conditions at four time points: at the start of the intervention, after 10 sessions (approximately 3 months), after 20 sessions (approximately 6 months), and after 30 sessions (approximately 9 months). In addition, parent-reported questionnaires will be used to collect information on childrens previous exercise history and daily outdoor play time.

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactFumiyoshi Kanno

Niigata University of Health and Welfare Graduate School of Health and Welfare

wtm25013@nuhw.ac.jp025-201-4500

Outcome results

None listed

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