The Relationship Between Reaction Time and Motor Skills in Children With Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Peabody Developmental Motor Scales.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Basic parameters: 3 years — 6 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
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- 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 Relationship Between Reaction Time and Motor Skills in Preschool Children With Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Overview
This study examines whether the relationship between reaction time and motor skills differs between children aged 3-6 with pervasive developmental disorders and typically developing peers. It aims to determine the direction and strength of this relationship in children with developmental disorders and compare it with that of typically developing children, thereby providing evidence on how cognitive processing speed and motor performance interact in early childhood under developmental disorder conditions.
Detailed description
This study is designed as a descriptive and comparative investigation aimed at examining differences in motor skills and reaction times between children aged 3-6 diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorders and their typically developing peers. The sample consists of 15 children with pervasive developmental disorders attending special education and rehabilitation centers and 15 typically developing children from the same age group.
No training or intervention program will be implemented; data will be collected through single-session, one-time assessments. To comprehensively evaluate motor skills, the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-Second Edition (PDMS-2), widely regarded as a gold standard in child development assessment, will be used. In addition, participants' reaction times will be measured using the reaction test module of the Catch Pad application, a digital tool frequently utilized in scientific research.In this way, performance components including both general motor skills and response speed will be objectively measured, and differences between the two groups will be scientifically identified.
Interventions
- Other Peabody Developmental Motor Scales
Motor skills will be assessed using the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-Second Edition (PDMS-2), a standardized and validated tool measuring gross and fine motor performance. Subtests will be administered face-to-face in an age-appropriate manner and scored according to the manual.
Primary outcome measures
- Peabody Developmental Motor Scales [Time frame: One day]
- Simple Reaction Time Test [Time frame: One day]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Being between 3 and 6 years of age
- For typically developing children, having no diagnosis of any neurodevelopmental or orthopedic disorder
- Having a diagnosis of Pervasive Developmental Disorder made by a child psychiatrist or pediatric neurologist
- Absence of visual, auditory, or motor impairments that would prevent administration of the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2 (PDMS-2) and the Catch Pad reaction test
- Having sufficient cognitive ability to understand and follow simple instructions during the assessment
Exclusion criteria
- In the typically developing group, having a diagnosis of Attention Deficit -Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or any other neurodevelopmental disorder
- Presence of additional neurological or orthopedic conditions, apart from Pervasive Developmental Disorder, that would interfere with test administration
- Visual or hearing impairments severe enough to prevent test administration
- History of orthopedic trauma or surgery within the last 6 months that could affect motor performance
- Presence of significant behavioral problems
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-control
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Özel Altan Akademi Rehabilitasyon Merkezi — Başakşehir
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07503106 · SinemK