developmental coordination disorder Developmental Coordination Disorder
Conditions
Interventions
The training consists of a Neuromotor Task Training (NTT
Ferguson, Jelsma,
Jelsma, & Smits-Engelsman, 2013) aimed to improve motor coordination and
physical fitness with two different frequencies of treatment. A High Frequency
Training (HFT) is a high fr
Sponsors
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 15 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children are referred to the pediatric physical therapist for motor problems. The four DSM-5 criteria were used to classify children with DCD1. All children between 7-12 years who scored at or below the 16th percentile on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2nd edition (Criterion A), who were identified as having a motor coordination problem by the parent or teacher (Criterion B), whose parents reported that the problems were noticed already at a young age (Criterion C), no diagnosis of a significant medical condition or comorbidity known to affect motor performance were mentioned in the parental questionnaire (Criterion D); and whose teacher affirmed the absence of intellectual or cognitive impairment (Criterion D) appeared to fulfill the criteria for DCD.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Medical or neurological condition and IQ
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome measures: Motorskills and Fitness- Performanc and FITness test (PERF-FIT; Smits-Engelsman, 2018), | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secundary outcomes measures: 4x10 m sprinttest, Aerobic capacity (SRT), handpower items of the Assessing the Levels of PHysical Activity and Fitness-test (ALPHA-FIT; Ruiz et al., 2011) Strength and agility - items van de Bruininks Oseretsky Test 2nd edition (BOT-2; Bruininks & Bruininks, 2010) Attentional ability tasks (Test of Everyday Attention for Children, (TEA-Ch_NL; Manly et al., 2001) and Kinderversion der Testbatterie zur Aufmerksamkeitsprufung (KiTAP; Zimmerman et al., 2005))Physical Activity Background Questionnaire Strenght and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ; Goodman, 1997; 2001) Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL, 2001) Motor Coördination Questionnaire Children*s Self-perceptions of Adequacy in and Predilection for Physical Activity (CSAPPA) scale (Hay, 1992) KIDSCREEN (KIDSCREEN group, 2004) Quality of Life Questionnaire-Youth (EQ-5D-Y; Wille et al., 2010)) Motor Coordination (Change) Questionnaire (MCCQ) Enjoyment scale Fatigue scale | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed