Therapeutic Play in Children With Mild Intellectual Disability

November 17, 2025 updated by: Tayseer Saber Abdeldayem, Beni-Suef University

Effect of Therapeutic Play Activities on Motor Adaptive Behavior in Egyptian Children With Mild Intellectual Disability

The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a designed therapeutic play activities program on improving motor adaptive behavior in a sample of Egyptian children with mild intellectual disabilities. The main question it aims to answer is:

What is the effect of therapeutic play activities in improving adaptive motor skills (fine-gap) of children with mild intellectual disability? A quasi-experimental design will be used as researchers will compare therapeutic play exercise program to standard treatment to find its effect on motor adaptive behavior in the selected sample of children with mild intellectual disability

Participants will:

Take play-based activity program for 24 sessions in 2 months Have a pre- and post-intervention evaluation of motor adaptive behavior by Vineleand Adaptive Behavior Scale II

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The research sample consists of twenty children whose ages range between 5 and 9 years of children with mild intellectual disabilities, with intelligence coefficients ranging between 50 and 70 on the Stanford Binet Scale, 5th edition (SB-5). The sample will be divided into two groups: 10 children in the control group and 10 children in the experimental group.

Methods For Intervention Experimental group Therapeutic Play Activities program for children with mild intellectual disability The validation of the current research hypotheses required the preparation and design of a program of therapeutic play activities aimed at improving the adaptive motor skills of children with intellectual disabilities. The program consists of 24 sessions of play-based activities that will be applied in 2 months on a day-by-day basis. Therapeutic Play programs include activities that address core strength, bilateral coordination, motor skills, visual skills, body awareness, outdoor sensory activities, vestibular, and balance skills. Activities will be simulated for the child by the therapist to ensure the child understands them. All children will be evaluated by VABSII before and after implementation of the program.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

20

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Egypt
    • Beni Suweif Governorate
      • Banī Suwayf, Beni Suweif Governorate, Egypt, 62521
        • Beni-Suef University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

The child should be between 5 and 9 years of age of both sexes

- The child should be of mild intellectual disabilities according to Stanford Binet scale 5th edition The child should not be suffering from any apparent physical deformity in upper limbs, lower limbs or spine The child should not suffer from any visual or auditory disorder

Exclusion Criteria:

Children out of age range Children with moderate or severe intellectual disabilities Children with physical deformities in upper limb, lower limb or spine Children suffering from visual or auditory disorders

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Group A Experimental

Therapeutic Play Activities program for children with mild intellectual disability.

a program of therapeutic play activities aimed at improving the adaptive motor skills of children with intellectual disabilities. The program consists of 24 sessions of play-based activities that will be applied in 2 months on a day-by-day basis. Therapeutic Play programs include activities that address core strength, bilateral coordination, motor skills, visual skills, body awareness, outdoor sensory activities, vestibular, and balance skills. Activities will be simulated for the child by the therapist to ensure the child understands them.
Behavioral: Therapeutic play program
Therapeutic Play programs include activities that address core strength, bilateral coordination, motor skills, visual skills, body awareness, outdoor sensory activities, vestibular, and balance skills.
Other Names:
  • play therapy program
No Intervention: Group B control
Children will not receive any intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The Stanford-Binet Scale, the fifth edition (SB-5)
Time Frame: 8 weeks
The Stanford-Binet Scale, the fifth edition, aims to measure intelligence and cognitive abilities in humans, in the age range of (2-85 years).
8 weeks
The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale: Second Edition (Vineland II)
Time Frame: 8 weeks
The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale II measures an individual's development of personal independence and social responsibility by gathering information about day-to-day activities necessary to take care of oneself and to get along with others.
8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Beni-Suef University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Tayseer S Abdeldayem, Beni-Suef University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 15, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 30, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

April 15, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 11, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 11, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

December 16, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 18, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 17, 2025

Last Verified

November 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • FPTBSUREC/0903/241124

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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