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Dual-tasking Effect on Gait in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Cognitive dual-task, Motor dual-task.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Gait. Basic parameters: 7 years — 17 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Belgium
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Official title

The Influence of an Interceptive Task on Gait in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder Compared to Typically Developing Children

Overview

The aim of the study is to collect data in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) aged between 7 and 17 years for analyses of the gait pattern while walking at the Gait Real-time Analysis Interactive Lab (GRAIL) at the university hospital of Ghent. Children with DCD will be asked to take a motor test (M-ABC-2) as well as walk on the treadmill during a single session of approximately 3 hours. The following data will be collected on the GRAIL while subjects walk at different gait speeds: 3D kinematics, kinetics, and EMG. Additionally, 3D kinematics, kinetics, and EMG data will be collected when performing either a cognitive (Stroop Color and Word Test) or motor (requiring arm swing) dual-task while walking at comfortable walking speed..

Detailed description

The aim of the study is to collect data in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) aged between 7 and 17 years for analyses of the gait pattern while walking at the Gait Real-time Analysis Interactive Lab (GRAIL). This is a treadmill linked to a virtual environment used to analyse and train gait at the Children's Rehabilitation Centre of Ghent University Hospital. The data from children with DCD will be compared with typically developing children. In this study, only children with DCD will be included and the data resulting from this study will be compared to the data from the previous study in typically developing children (ID: B670201942108).

Children with DCD will be asked to take a motor test (M-ABC-2) as well as walk on the treadmill during a single session of approximately 3 hours. While walking at comfortable walking speed, two short games will be played i.e. dual-tasking. This involves both a cognitive (Stroop Colour-Word Test) and a motor (requires the use of the arms) dual task projected in the virtual environment of the GRAIL. The cognitive and motor task will be performed both while standing still (single tasking: ST) and while walking (dual tasking: DT). Simultaneously, kinetics, kinematics, and EMG data will be collected for 3D gait analysis. Using muscle synergy analysis (based on EMG data), the degree of gait automatization will be analysed. The data from children with DCD will be compared with typically developing children to determine whether a reduced gait automatization can be observed in children with DCD.

Parents will be asked to complete a screening list (CVO/DCD-Q) for motor problems in daily life. This aims as a support to the motor test (M-ABC-2), together providing additional insight into children's motor functioning (in daily life).

Interventions

  • Other Cognitive dual-task
    Participants will be asked to walk at comfortable walking speed while playing an additional cognitive task, namely the Stroop Color and Word Test.
  • Other Motor dual-task
    Participants will be asked to walk at comfortable walking speed while playing an additional motor task, namely a game that requires arm swing to hit the targets.

Primary outcome measures

  • Kinematics [Time frame: Single point assessment, day 1]
  • Kinetics [Time frame: Single point assessment, day 1]
  • EMG [Time frame: Single point assessment, day 1]
  • Muscle synergies [Time frame: Single point assessment, day 1]
  • Spatiotemporal parameters [Time frame: Single point assessment, day 1]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
  • Gait deviation index [Time frame: Single point assessment, day 1]
  • Game result (cognitive task) [Time frame: Single point assessment, day 1]
  • Game result (motor task) [Time frame: Single point assessment, day 1]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • They have an official DCD diagnosis;
  • Are aged between 7 and 17 years old;
  • Can walk at least 15 minutes consecutively;
  • Have good or corrected vision.

Exclusion criteria

  • They suffer from a neurological disorder;
  • Take medications that affect gait and balance;
  • Have undergone surgical procedures on the lower limbs in the past;
  • Experience pain in their lower limbs or back at the time of testing.

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
N/A
Model
Single group
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Basic science

Study locations

Belgium · 2 centers
  • Ghent University — Ghent
  • Ghent University — Ghent

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06400043 · ONZ-2023-0650

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗