Home-based Visual-motor Training Program on Kindergarteners

NCT05605977 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: A-ER-110-065
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 150
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The study aims to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of the traditional and computerized home-based visual-motor training programs on at-risk kindergarteners.

Conditions

Developmental Delay; Preterm Children

Keywords

visual motor, kindergarten children, developmental delay

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• the Test of Visual Perceptual Skills-Fourth Edition (TVPS-4)

  the change of visual-perceptual skills

  baseline, after 12 weeks

• the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-Second Edition (BOT-2)

  the change of fine motor skills

  baseline, after 12 weeks

• the Chinese Handwriting Test

  the change of the Chinese handwriting performance

  baseline, after 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• The Berry-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration- Forth Edition (VMI)

  baseline, after 12 weeks

• the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales - Third Edition - Chinese Version (VABS-3-C) (Parents/Caregivers Edition)adaptive behavior

  baseline, after 12 weeks

• the test of Visual Perception of Chinese Characters

  baseline, after 12 weeks

• the Game Questionnaire

  through study completion, an average of one week

• Parental Feedback Questionnaire

  after 12 weeks

Study Arms (3)

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

regular early intervention

Traditional visual-motor training program

EXPERIMENTAL

traditional visual-motor training program plus regular early intervention

Behavioral: Traditional visual-motor training program

Computerized visual-motor training program

EXPERIMENTAL

computerized visual-motor training program plus regular early intervention

Behavioral: Computerized visual-motor training program

Interventions

Traditional visual-motor training program BEHAVIORAL

Traditional visual-motor program includes play and paper-and-pencil activities

Traditional visual-motor training program

Computerized visual-motor training program BEHAVIORAL

Computerized visual-motor training program includes tablet visual-motor games

Computerized visual-motor training program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 6 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Either visual perception or fine motor score below the norm average
• can follow instruction and complete the entire tests

You may not qualify if:

• Visual or hearing problems that cannot be corrected to be normal
• A diagnosis of significant neurological, muscular, and skeletal system disorders (e.g., Cerebral palsy)
• A diagnosis of moderate or severe intellectual disabilities
• Taking medication to control seizure or improve learning abilities

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Cheng-Kung University Hospital: lead

Related Publications (3)

• Chen YN, Lin CK, Wei TS, Liu CH, Wuang YP. The effectiveness of multimedia visual perceptual training groups for the preschool children with developmental delay. Res Dev Disabil. 2013 Dec;34(12):4447-54. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.09.023. Epub 2013 Oct 11.

  PMID: 24120756 BACKGROUND

• Lin LY, Cherng RJ, Chen YJ. Effect of Touch Screen Tablet Use on Fine Motor Development of Young Children. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr. 2017 Oct 20;37(5):457-467. doi: 10.1080/01942638.2016.1255290. Epub 2017 Jan 10.

  PMID: 28071977 BACKGROUND

• Poon KW, Li-Tsang CW, Weiss TP, Rosenblum S. The effect of a computerized visual perception and visual-motor integration training program on improving Chinese handwriting of children with handwriting difficulties. Res Dev Disabil. 2010 Nov-Dec;31(6):1552-60. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.06.001.

  PMID: 20621444 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Learning Disabilities

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Communication Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Yea-Shwu Hwang, ScD

  National Cheng Kung University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Yea-Shwu H Hwang, ScD

CONTACT

886-62353535; yshwang@mail.ncku.edu.tw

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The assessors are blinded to the assigned group of participants
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: pretest-posttest control group design

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 23, 2022
• First Posted: November 4, 2022
• Study Start: November 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: October 31, 2024
• Study Completion: October 31, 2024
• Last Updated: November 4, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share