Increasing motor skills and physical activitiy in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Increasing motor skills and physical activity in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: a controlled trial.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON23228

Enrollment

Registered

2013-08-21

Start date

2013-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

motor skills physical activity perceived motor competence DCD Dutch: motorische vaardigheden fysieke activiteit motorische competentiebeleving DCD

Interventions

Intervention group: Children in the intervention group will receive twelve individual-tailored treatment sessions of 30 minutes once a week. Treatment goals will be set for each child individually bas

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Children referred to paediatric therapy by a general practitioner or school medical officer; -Score on a standardised test of motor skills performance (MABC-II) below 16th percentile; -An indication of DCD or suspected DCD on the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire 2007 as experienced by parents; -A score below the advised amount of daily steps for children (boys < 15000; girls < 12000) on a pedometer (Yamax CW700); -Age between 7 and 10; -Parental informed consent and child verbal assent; -No known neurological disorders causing motor problems (e.g. cerebral palsy, spina bifida etc.).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Insufficient understanding of the Dutch language; -Children with only a low score (< 16th percentile) on the subscale manual dexterity of the MABC-II.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
- physical activity as assessed with a pedometer and parental proxi-reports	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- motor skills as assessed with the MABC-II and the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire 2007 (DCDQ 2007) - perceived motor competence as assessed with the “Hoe ik vind dat ik het doe” – questionnaire - global self-worth as assessed with the Self Perception Profile for Children	—

Contacts

Public ContactJ.J. Noordstar

Child Development and Exercise Centre Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital/ UMCU KB 02.056.0, Lundlaan 6

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)