Effectiveness of Motor Imagery and Task-oriented Training in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder

NCT04176159 | Active Not Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: PT29394474
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 99
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Experimental study based on the effectiveness of motor imagery and task-oriented training over the motor competence in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). A bilateral hypothesis is assumed for the clinical trial:

• Null hypothesis: physiotherapeutic intervention programs through motor imagery combined with task-oriented training DO NOT modify the parameters of motor competence, anxiety and participation in children susceptible to observation of DCD.
• Alternative hypothesis: physiotherapeutic intervention programs through motor imagery combined with task-oriented training MODIFY the parameters of motor competence, anxiety and participation in children susceptible to observation of DCD.

Conditions

Developmental Coordination Disorder

Keywords

Developmental Coordination Disorder; Task-Oriented Training; Motor Imagery; Physical Therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Changes in children´s motor competence

  Changes are measured with the Movement Assessment Battery for Children - Second Version (MABC-2). The final result is composed of scalar scores (from 1 to 19 points), associated with percentiles. Higher scores refer better result. The MABC-2 is a standardized test of motor competence assessment aimed at the description and diagnosis of motor problems in children respect to the corresponding development to their age group. The test is presented divided into three age ranges (4-6 years; 7-10 years; 11-16 years). In each range are applied a total of 8 items grouped into three dimensions: manual dexterity, aiming and trapping, and balance (static and dynamic).

  It´s estimated an application time of 20 minutes per evaluation. One application immediately before the intervention and another application immediately after the intervention.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Changes in anxiety levels

  It´s estimated an application time of 30 minutes per evaluation. One application immediately before the intervention and another application immediately after the intervention.

• Satisfaction level: Ad Hoc questionnaire used a Likert scale

  A single application of 15 minutes at the eighth week.

Study Arms (2)

Motor imagery and task-oriented training group

EXPERIMENTAL

Two modules. A first module of motor imagery. A second module of task-oriented training and the incorporation of collective activities.

Other: MOTOR IMAGERY AND TASK-ORIENTED TRAINING

Usual school routines group

NO INTERVENTION

Children continue with the usual school routine. Once the study is completed and the corresponding measurements have been made, the subjects included in this group will be subjected to the same program detailed in the intervention, to not deprive them of their benefits.

Interventions

MOTOR IMAGERY AND TASK-ORIENTED TRAINING OTHER

The intervention will be divided into two modules. A first module will include activities of activation and relaxation of the body, prediction and sequencing of movement and motor imagery. The second module, task-oriented training, will be divided into analytical work phase (visual coordination, balance, muscular strength, fine motor skills ...), a second phase of integration into specific tasks and, at end, the inclusion of the free (and supervised) practice of a sport. The investigators will apply 20 sessions of 40 minutes.

Motor imagery and task-oriented training group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Children of school age, aged between 6 and 12, susceptible to the presence of Developmental Coordination Disorder. The sample of participants in the control group will be composed for children with identical characteristics, who will carry out the development of their usual school activity and who will receive the same treatment once the results are obtained.

You may not qualify if:

• diagnosed neurological pathology not associated with DCD or any physical or psychological condition that prevents the completion of the proposed intervention.
• absence of authorization of informed consent by a father, mother or legal tutor.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• David Moreno Naya: lead

Study Sites (1)

CEIP Vales Villamarín

Betanzos, A Coruña, 15319, Spain

Location

Related Publications (10)

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  PMID: 30671947 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 23106668 BACKGROUND

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Skills Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• David Moreno

  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: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: The subjects will be randomized into 2 groups: an intervention group, which will participate in a program based on the combination of motor imagery and work oriented to the motor task; and a control group, which will carry out their usual school routine.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 5, 2019
• First Posted: November 25, 2019
• Study Start: December 16, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 20, 2019
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 28, 2026
• Last Updated: June 17, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR
• Time Frame: After the deposit and defense of the Doctoral Thesis, the data will be available in the Repository of the University of A Coruña for free.
• Access Criteria: Initially, the data of the study will be available in the Repository of the University of A Coruña for all those researchers who are interested in the subject, in order to contrast ideas and be useful for future research.

Locations

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