Authors : Gauri Gawande; Ashishkumar Patil; Kalpana Deshmukh

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 10 - October

Google Scholar : https://tinyurl.com/bde4cpw2

DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26Oct460

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Abstract : Background: Executive function, attention, working memory and inhibitory control continue to develop during childhood and are important for learning and daily activities. Dual-task training combines motor and cognitive demands and may influence executive processing.  Methods: This quasi-experimental pre-post intervention study included 43 healthy children aged 10 to 15 years recruited by convenience sampling from a primary school in Jalgaon. Participants completed Stroop testing before and after a structured dual-task training program involving walking with backward spelling, word recall and counting backward through weekdays. Training was delivered for 30 minutes per session, three times per week for four weeks according to the methodology and intervention description in the project. Descriptive statistics were reported as mean and standard deviation, and a paired t-test was used for pre-test and post-test comparison.

Keywords : Dual-Task Training; Executive Function; Children; Stroop Test; Cognitive-Motor Training; Physiotherapy.

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