Movement Strategies During Balance Tasks in Children With and Without Developmental Coordination Disorder
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Single-session balance intervention in virtual reality.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Development Coordination Disorder, Typical Developed Children. Basic parameters: 7 years — 12 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
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Case-Control Research of the Movement Strategies Used During Balance Tasks in Children With and Without Developmental Coordination Disorder
Overview
The main objective of the study is to gain insights in how children learn a balance task and whether there is a difference between children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder. Furthermore, the investigators are interested in the brain activity of these children while learning this new balance task.
Interventions
- Other Single-session balance intervention in virtual reality
Single-session balance intervention (30 minutes) in a virtual reality environment, the Gait Real-time analysis Interactive Lab (GRAIL) or the Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment (CAREN) in children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder (Motek Medical, The Netherlands).
Primary outcome measures
- Changes in the center of mass velocity and acceleration after a single-training session in VR and after a one-week retention [Time frame: Baseline, after 30 minutes intervention, one week]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Hemodynamic response in cortical brain regions during balance tasks [Time frame: Baseline, one week]
- Score on a comprehensive postural control measurement, Kids-BESTest-2 [Time frame: Baseline]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
For children with DCD
- Children with the clinical diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) based on criteria of the DSM-5 (APA, 2013), diagnosed by a pediatrician.
- Children who have no formal diagnosis are evaluated by the research team using the diagnostic criteria as outlined in the inclusion criteria, these children will be included as "suspected of having DCD"
- Balance problems need to be present and objectified with the Balance Evaluation Systems Test for Children, second edition (Kids-BESTest-2). (total score below 80%)
For children without DCD
- Total score at or below the 25th percentile on the Movement Assessment Battery for children, second edition
- Normal postural control, objectified by the Kids-BESTest-2 (score at or above 80%)
- Match with children with DCD based on their sex, age and potential comorbidities.
Exclusion criteria
Presence of:
- Intellectual problems
- Visual problems
- Vestibular problems
- Neurological conditions
- Not able to follow instructions due to behavioral problems
- Refuse to participate
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
Belgium · 1 center
- Hasselt Univeristy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences — Diepenbeek
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06802094 · B1152024000023