Fitball Program Versus Task-oriented Motor Program on Improving Postural Control in Developmental Coordination Disorder

N/ACompletedNCT01207544

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University22 enrolled

Overview

Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) often have poor postural control and motor skills that affect their activities of daily living and participation in school activities. The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the effects of fitball training versus task-oriented motor training for children with DCD.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Developmental Coordination Disorder

Interventions

Fitball exerciseBEHAVIORAL

Supervised fitball exercise program session (1 hour per session, 1 session per week, for 8 consecutive weeks), supplemented by daily home exercise program.

task-oriented motor training programBEHAVIORAL

Task-oriented motor exercise program session (1 hour per session, 1 session per week, for 8 consecutive weeks), supplemented by daily home exercise program.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 6 YearsMax age: 12 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosis of DCD according to DSM-IV criteria * Poor motor skills (Movement Assessment Battery for Children score \<15 percentile, or any two or more of subtests in BOT II \< 1.5 SD) * aged between 6-12 years old Exclusion Criteria: * have attended treatment for motor problems in the previous 6 months * any major co-morbid medical / neurological / sensory problems such as moderate to severe mental disability, profound visual or hearing impairment, severe sensory problems, or had any major behavioral problems.

Locations (1)

The Kowloon Hospital

Kowloon, Hong Kong

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Brunininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency II

Brunininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency II is a tool for assessing motor skills.

Time frame: Week 0

Brunininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency II

Time frame: Week 8

Secondary Outcomes

Sensory Organization Test (SOT)

SOT is a tool for measuring postural stability.

Time frame: Week 0

Sensory Organization Test (SOT)

Time frame: Week 8

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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