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NCT Number: NCT06544317

Motor Intervention for Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder

This study focuses on the effects of physical activity in schools on the cognitive function and physical fitness of children with and without developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Methods: 58 children with DCD participated in an 8-week exercise program. Children's standing broad jump (SBJ), 50m dash, 50m*8 shuttle run, mental rotation and executive functions were assessed before and after training. A mixed-design analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted separately for each performance variable.

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Key information

Conditions

Developmental Coordination Disorder Mental Disorders Motor Skills Disorders Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Age range

8 year–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Shanghai, Pudong, 201318, China

About this study

Potential children were identified from elementary schools in three districts of Shanghai. The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Shanghai Uni-versity of Medicine and Health Sciences. In order to select the research sample, recruitment letters were sent to the parents of all children; these letters detailed the purpose, significance and research process of the study, and a consent form was attached. If parents were willing to participate in the study, they were asked to sign the consent form and scan the QR code to fill in the questionnaire, including DCDQ, the Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Rating Scale-VI and other personal information. All questionnaire contents were only accessible to research team members, and the researcher's name and telephone number were provided in case parents had questions. A total of 2,761 children and their parents volunteered to participate in this study. Children were screed using the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ) . Teachers selected those children with probable DCD but without any intellectual or cognitive impairment. These children were then tested using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children, 2nd edition. Finally, 116 pDCD children were randomly divided into a training group (TG, mean age 10.67 ± 1.25 years, 50 boys and 8 girls) and a control group (CG, mean age 10.27 ± 1.04 years, 48 boys and 10 girls) and gender matched typically developing (TD, mean age 10.35 ± 1.87 years; 48 boys and 12 girls) controls were included in the study. TG and TD will receive an additional 8 weeks of physical training intervention, while CG will not participate in the physical training intervention.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • DCDQ scores as follows: (8-9 years: < 56 points; 10-12 years: < 58 points)
  • one subitem of the MABC-2 rank below 15%
  • age 9 to 11 years old (elementary school age)

Exclusion criteria

  • Children with other mental illness who are unable to exercise
  • IQ >90
  • ADHD

Treatment and study plan

physical training

Behavioral

All children received a series of 90-minute sessions 3 times a week for 8 weeks of after-school physical training. Each session began with a warm-up (20 min), three or four tasks related to the skill to be developed (aerobic training, resistance training, other activities designed to improve motor skills and balance, stretching and flexibility activities and core strength and posture exercises; 60 min) and a cool-down (10 min). Children were divided into six groups, with the number of children in each group ranging from eight to twelve.

Primary outcomes

  1. Reaction time (RT) of mental rotation tasks

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    The experiment involved simultaneously presenting children with two pictures of "giraffes". The image on the left was fixed as the target, and the image on the right showed angle or mirror differences. The angular disparities were 0°, 60°, 120° or 180°. Through rotation, the children were asked to determine, as quickly and accurately as possible, whether the two images were identical.

  2. Reaction time (RT) of modified Stroop task

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    The computerized modified Stroop task includes the following two conditions: a naming (non-execution) and execution condition. In the naming condition, the screen will display a colored "XXX" and the children need to press the key corresponding to the color. In the execution condition, the stimulus will show a distracting-colored word, similar to the classic Stroop, showing Chinese characters in either blue or red; in this test, the children need to press the key corresponding to the color of the word, rather than the meaning of the Chinese character. When the color of the word is consistent with its meaning, the condition is congruent; when the color of the word is inconsistent with its meaning, it is the condition is incongruent.

  3. Standing broad jump

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    The SBJ test, which is completed on a flat surface, is used to evaluate the explosive strength of the lower limbs.

  4. 50m sprint

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    The 50m sprint test requires students to start in a standing position and complete a 50m sprint with all their strength. The test is conducted twice, and the fastest result is recorded.

  5. 50m*8 shuttle run

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    children are required to run back and forth between two points as quickly as possible.

  6. Safety and Tolerability

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    There were no safety and adverse events

Secondary outcomes

  1. Height

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    Height was measured to the nearest 0.1 cm (Shanghe SH-200G, China)

  2. Weight

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    weight was measured to the nearest 0.1 kg using a portable stadiometer (Shanghe SH-200G, China).

Other outcomes

  1. Safety and Tolerability

    Time frame: From enrollment until at least 12 weeks after completion of study treatment

    Number of participants with adverse events

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Zhiguang Ji

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2025
First posted
Aug 9, 2024
Registry last updated
Aug 9, 2024

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