Children With Specific Learning Disabilities and Exercise
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Perceptual-Motor Exercise, Virtual Reality-Based Exercise.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Specific Learning Disability. Basic parameters: 7 years — 10 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
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- 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
The Effect of Perceptual-Motor Exercise and Virtual Reality-Based Exercise on Motor Skills, Balance, Proprioception and Participation in Children With Specific Learning Disabilities: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Overview
Specific learning disabilities (SLD) are neurodevelopmental disorders seen in children with normal or above-average intelligence (IQ\> 85), no significant brain damage or sensory impairment, who experience difficulties in reading, writing, speaking, or performing functions. Visual-motor control, dynamic balance, and bilateral coordination are among the most prominent motor skill deficits in children with SLD. Accordingly, the aim of this study is to examine the effects of perceptual motor exercises and virtual reality-based exercises on the motor skills, balance function, proprioception, and participation of children with SLD. In the randomized controlled trial, children aged 7-10 years with SLD will be randomly allocated into three groups: a perceptual-motor exercise group, a virtual reality-based exercise group, and a control group that will continue their usual individual education program without additional exercise intervention. The exercise program will be carried out twice a week for 45 minutes over an 8-week period. Assessments will be conducted before and after the intervention. Motor skill level will be assessed using the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, Second Edition - Brief Form, functional balance using the Pediatric Balance Scale, static balance using the Single-Leg Stance Test and the Flamingo Balance Test, dynamic balance using the Timed Up and Go Test and the Four Square Step Test, proprioception using the Joint Position Sense Test, and participation using the Participation and Environment Measurement for Children and Youth. The effect of the exercise interventions on these parameters will be compared between the intervention groups and the control group.
Interventions
- Behavioral Perceptual-Motor Exercise
The exercise program will consist of a 10-minute warm-up, 25 minutes of targeted perceptual-motor exercises, and a 10-minute cool-down period. The program for the perceptual-motor exercise group will be developed using previous studies in this field derived from the Jack Capon protocol. The program will include, for example, basic movement activities (walking forward-backward and zigzag, jumping forward-backward and crosswise, jumping forward-backward, etc.), ball-rope-hoop activities (throwing - Behavioral Virtual Reality-Based Exercise
The X box 360 Kinect (Microsoft) will be used for the virtual reality-based exercise. Children will be given a 10-minute tutorial session before the first session to explain how to play the games and the rules they must follow. Feedback will be provided to children as needed. The virtual reality-based exercise group will consist of a 5-minute warm-up and 40 minutes of virtual reality games. The cool-down period will include a game involving less intense activity. Game content: Kinect Adventures
Primary outcome measures
- Motor Skill Level [Time frame: Baseline (pre-exercise) and 8 weeks (post-exercise)]
- Functional Balance [Time frame: Baseline (pre-exercise) and 8 weeks (post-exercise)]
- Single-Leg Stance Test [Time frame: Baseline (pre-exercise) and 8 weeks (post-exercise)]
- Flamingo Balance Test [Time frame: Baseline (pre-exercise) and 8 weeks (post-exercise)]
- Timed Up and Go Test [Time frame: Baseline (pre-exercise) and 8 weeks (post-exercise)]
- Four Square Step Test [Time frame: Baseline (pre-exercise) and 8 weeks (post-exercise)]
- Proprioception [Time frame: Baseline (pre-exercise) and 8 weeks (post-exercise)]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Participation [Time frame: Baseline (pre-exercise) and 8 weeks (post-exercise)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Being between the ages of 7 and 10
- Having a diagnosis of SLD according to DSM-V diagnostic criteria
- Regular attendance at a special education and rehabilitation center and an individual support education program
- Children and their families who agree to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
- Having an additional diagnosis such as autism spectrum disorder, developmental coordination disorder, intellectual disability, any psychiatric disorder precluding exercise
- Having mechanical hearing and/or visual impairment
- Having any health problem that prevents exercise
- Currently receiving or having received a rehabilitation program such as physical therapy or occupational therapy
- Children and their families who do not agree to participate in the study
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07488650 · 2026-007