Developmental Coordination Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
Balance, Developmental coordination disorder, Motor Activity, Quality of Life
Brief summary
RCT in which 28 children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) were enrolled and equally distributed into two groups; Participants in control group were treated with conventional physical therapy while experimental were given conventional physical therapy in addition to trampoline exercises. Assessment was at 0, 4 and 8 week using developmental coordination disorder questionnaire (DCDQ), pediatric balance scale (PBS) and peads quality of life (PQL)
Interventions
OTHERJumping Exercises
Jumping in place Jump and clap Jump and reach Jump and twist Jump and turn Half jumping jack Jumping side to side Each exercise done for 1 minute, 5 repetitions is session of 1 hour 15minutes
OTHERConventional Physical therapy
Drop and catch a ball Squeeze ball between legs, jump up and catch the ball Walking on a straight line Stand on one leg try to pick object from floor without using hands (do this on both legs) Drop the ball and catch it with both hands Jump up stair with both limbs off the floor simultaneously while holding railing. Skipping. At least 5 repetitions for each exercise in session of total 1 hour
Sponsors
Riphah International University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Children with DCD indicated using DCDQ.
Exclusion criteria
* No developmental coordination disorder * declined to participate * Progressive unstable health condition.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Developmental coordination disorder questionnaire (DCDQ) | 8 weeks | Developmental Coordination Questionnaire (DCDQ) is a scale to diagnose 5 to 15 year children with DCD and measure their developmental features but through parents reporting, Parents are asked to compare functional task and motor activity of their children with other children |
| Pediatric balance scale (PBS) | 8 weeks | Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS) is a scale used to assess child's balance. It is fourteen item scale same as Berg Balance scale. |
| Peads quality of life (PQL) | 8 weeks | The Peads quality of life (PQL) Measurement Model is scale for measuring health related quality of life (HRQOL) in children. It has excellent reliability of 0.88 and found measure quality of life in children ranging from healthy to chronic health conditions |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed