Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) Approximately 5 to 6% of primary school children have DCD. Children with DCD experience difficulty in acquiring and executing complex motor skills and this substantially interferes with their academic achievement or activities of daily living. The problems they experience may concern fine motor skills as well as gross motor skills. DCD is classified as an idiopathic condition and the diagnostic criteria rely on exclusion of neurological conditions that
Conditions
Interventions
The treatment consists of two parts:
1. Training: 10 weeks, two times a week one hour of training at the rehabilitation centre or school for special education. The training consists of high intensit
Sponsors
University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Center for Rehabilitation, Groningen
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Officially diagnosed with DCD by a medical doctor according to DSM V criteria or DSM V criteria A, B and C are met and criterium D is checked in school record (pDCD) - Age 7 to 12 - Needs related to enhancing physical fitness or (participation in) physical activity. This may manifest itself in: tiring quickly, being out of breath quickly, being unable to keep up with peers during physical activities, playing indoors a lot, playing a lot of passive games - Motivation to participate in the treatment - Parents/care takers are willing to invest their time and effort in the treatment: enabling the child’s participation in the training and active involvement in the lifestyle intervention - It is expected that the child will benefit from the program (e.g. enhanced physical fitness or physical activity)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - A medical status that contra-indicates exercise or maximal exercise testing - Inability to function in a group (assessed by care provider, e.g.: the child is not able to participate in the PE class or sports activities, the child interferes other children in their activities)* - Inability to follow instructions (assessed by care provider, e.g.: the child is easily distracted, the child often refuses to execute instructions, the child does not understand basic instructions) * - Insufficient understanding of Dutch/English language that prevents the child to participate successfully in the program * Comorbidities like ASD and ADHD are no reason for exclusion as long as the child is able to follow instructions, able to function in a group and if it is expected that the child benefits from the treatment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 20 meter shuttle run test | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Microfet flexion and extension force of knee and elbow - JAMAR handgrip strength - Muscle Power Sprint Test - Actigraph accelerometry | — |
Contacts
Public ContactPetra Braaksma
Outcome results
None listed