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NCT Number: NCT05617586

Early Development and Diagnostic Trajectories in DCD

The aim of this study is to map the early development of children with DCD and the diagnostic trajectory in Flanders.

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Key information

Conditions

Developmental Coordination Disorder Mental Disorders Motor Skills Disorders Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Ghent University

Ghent, 9000, Belgium

About this study

The Diagnostic and Statistical manual 5th edition (DSM-V) defines Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) as early-onset deficits in acquiring and executing motor coordination skills. These deficits significantly interfere with the performance of activities of daily living and impact on academic productivity, leisure and play.

Although DCD can be identified during preschool, diagnosis generally occurs at primary-school age. Before the age of three (t.i. infancy), some parents already express "something is wrong" with their child albeit DCD is rarely diagnosed within this age-group.

Knowledge on DCD in children before the age of five is limited. The aim of this study is twofold: to explore the early development of children with DCD and to map the diagnostic trajectory of DCD in Flanders.

Design: A qualitative narrative inductive study design by means of audio-recorded in-depth interviews

Sampling: Purposeful maximum variation sampling will be applied.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Parent or guardian of a child diagnosed with DCD
  • Diagnosis of DCD within the last two years
  • Child was max. 12y of age at the moment of DCD diagnosis

Exclusion criteria

  • No severe diseases in early childhood greatly impacting development (cancer, severe accident,…)
  • Diagnosis outside of Belgium

Treatment and study plan

In-depth parental interview

Other

A semi-structurerd interview will be conducted of parents with a child diagnosed with DCD. The interview will be audio-recorderded. The audiofile will be transcribed ad-verbatim and analyzed using narrative analysis methods.

Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCD-Q)

Other

Parents will be asked to complete the DCD-Q. This will help us describe the sample.

Primary outcomes

  1. Early Developmental characteristics of children with DCD during pregnancy (qualitative research) by means of an interview.

    Time frame: 20 interviews (duration: approximately 1.5 to 2 hours) starting from january 2019 to december 2020

    As we will conduct a qualitative narrative analysis of the interviews, no standardised measurement tools will be used.

    We will probe for the following fields of interest:

    • Pregnancy:(fetal movements, birth complications)

  2. Early Developmental characteristics of children with DCD during toddlerhood (qualitative research) by means of an interview.

    Time frame: 20 interviews (duration: approximately 1.5 to 2 hours) starting from january 2019 to december 2020

    As we will conduct a qualitative narrative analysis of the interviews, no standardised measurement tools will be used.

    We will probe for the following fields of interest:

    • Todderhood (feeding, cyring, sleeping, milestones, behavior, play)

  3. Early Developmental characteristics of children with DCD (preschooler) (qualitative research) by means of an interview.

    Time frame: 20 interviews (duration: approximately 1.5 to 2 hours) starting from january 2019 to december 2020

    As we will conduct a qualitative narrative analysis of the interviews, no standardised measurement tools will be used.

    We will probe for the following fields of interest:

    • Preschooler (interests, motor activities, behavior, friends, fatigue, communication, play)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Diagnostic trajectories of children with DCD in Flanders by means of an interview.

    Time frame: 20 interviews (duration: approximately 1.5 to 2 hours) starting from january 2019 to december 2020

    As we will conduct a qualitative narrative analysis of the interviews, no standardised measurement tools will be used.

    We will probe for the following field of interest:

    • Did parents/creche/family/friends/school express concerns which have led to seeking advice/help? Which concerns?
    • Which advises or what help did parents receive from who? What did they do with them?
    • Which caregivers did they consult? What were the results/advices?
    • Who diagnosed the child with DCD? Who was involved?
    • Which elements led to the diagnosis of DCD?

    We will map the trajectories leading to a diagnosis of DCD in Flanders.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Ghent

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Early Development and Diagnostic Trajectories in the Child With DCD in Flanders

Acronym: DCD_Parent

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Nov 15, 2022
Registry last updated
Nov 15, 2022

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