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

NCT01207544 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: HSEARS2009113001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 22
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Developmental Coordination Disorder

Keywords

motor; balance; developmental; physiotherapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Brunininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency II

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

  Week 0

• Brunininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency II

  Week 8

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Sensory Organization Test (SOT)

  Week 0

• Sensory Organization Test (SOT)

  Week 8

Study Arms (2)

fitball program

EXPERIMENTAL

This group will undergo the fitball program consisting of a supervised exercise session once per week for 8 weeks, supplemented by home exercises. The exercise session will be conducted by a qualified physiotherapist.

Behavioral: Fitball exercise

Task-oriented program

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This group will undergo the task-oriented motor training program consisting of a supervised exercise session once per week for 8 weeks, supplemented by home exercises. The exercise session will be conducted by a qualified physiotherapist.

Behavioral: task-oriented motor training program

Interventions

Fitball exercise BEHAVIORAL

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

fitball program

task-oriented motor training program BEHAVIORAL

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

Task-oriented program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• 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

You may not qualify if:

• 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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: lead
• Kowloon Hospital, Hong Kong: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

The Kowloon Hospital

Kowloon, Hong Kong

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Skills Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Marco YC Pang, PhD

  The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 22, 2010
• First Posted: September 23, 2010
• Study Start: April 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2011
• Study Completion: December 1, 2011
• Last Updated: November 28, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-11

Locations

HK (1)