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

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

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON40172
Enrollment
48
Registered
2013-07-23
Start date
2013-11-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-29

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

Conditions

motorische retardatie Developmental Coordination Disorder motor skills disorder

Interventions

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 based upon structured

Sponsors

Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
2 Years to 11 Years

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

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Insufficient understanding of the Dutch language; -Children with only a low score (

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The main study parameters are: - physical activity as assessed with a pedometer and parental proxi-reports

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary parameters are: - 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

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)