Status:

UNKNOWN

Gait and Muscle Power Training for Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Hong Kong

Conditions:

Developmental Coordination Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-9 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Objectives: To compare the effectiveness of RAS-MPT, RAS alone, MPT alone, and usual care (as a control) for improving the overall gait performance of and reducing falls in children with developmental...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 6 to 9 years old
  • classified as DCD according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders V
  • \< 5th percentile on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2)
  • a total score of \< 46 (for children aged 6 to 7 years 11 months) or \< 55 (for children aged 8 to 9 years) on the DCD questionnaire 2007 (Chinese version)
  • attending a mainstream school (i.e., intelligence level within the normal range).

Exclusion

  • any congenital, cognitive, psychiatric (e.g., comorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism spectrum disorder), neurological, sensory, hearing, visual, vestibular, musculoskeletal, or cardiopulmonary disorder that may affect test performance
  • obesity (body mass index \[BMI\] \>95th percentile)
  • receiving active treatment such as physiotherapy
  • those unable to follow instructions.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

76 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03838614

Start Date

June 1 2019

End Date

December 31 2023

Last Update

February 12 2019

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University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong