Active Video Games in Children With DCD

NCT07631832 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: ZK26
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a condition that affects a child's ability to perform coordinated motor activities and may also impact visual perception and motor planning skills. Children with DCD often experience difficulties in daily activities, school tasks, and participation in play and sports. The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate whether adding active video game-based training to a conventional occupational therapy program improves visual perception and visual praxis in children with DCD. Participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group receiving active video game-based training in addition to conventional occupational therapy or a control group receiving conventional occupational therapy alone. The intervention will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks. The findings of this study may help determine whether active video game-based interventions are an effective and engaging approach for improving visual-perceptual and visual-motor planning skills in children with DCD.

Conditions

Development Coordination Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Visual Perception

  Visual perception will be assessed using the Motor-Free Visual Perception Test-3 (MVPT-3). Higher scores indicate better visual perceptual performance.

  Baseline and immediately after the 8-week intervention

• Visual Praxis

  Visual praxis will be assessed using the Constructional Praxis subtest of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT). Higher scores indicate better visual praxis performance.

  Baseline and immediately after the 8-week intervention

Study Arms (2)

intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will receive a conventional occupational therapy program in addition to an active video game-based intervention using Nintendo Wii Fit Plus. The intervention will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks, with each session lasting approximately 45-60 minutes.

Other: Active Video Game Training; Other: Conventional Occupational Therapy

control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants will receive a conventional occupational therapy program. The intervention will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks, with each session lasting approximately 45-60 minutes.

Other: Conventional Occupational Therapy

Interventions

Active Video Game Training OTHER

Participants will receive active video game-based training using Nintendo Wii Fit Plus in addition to conventional occupational therapy. The program will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks (16 sessions total), with each session lasting approximately 45-60 minutes. The intervention includes balance, aerobic, strengthening, and yoga-based interactive games designed to promote visual-perceptual, motor planning, and motor coordination skills in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder.

Also known as: virtual reality

intervention

Conventional Occupational Therapy OTHER

Participants will receive a conventional occupational therapy program. The program will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks (16 sessions total), with each session lasting approximately 45-60 minutes.

control group; intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 8 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) according to DSM-5 criteria
• Aged between 5 years and 8 years 11 months
• Able to understand and follow test instructions
• Willing to participate in the study
• Parent or legal guardian able to provide informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• Presence of any other neurodevelopmental or neurological disorder
• Visual or hearing impairment that may interfere with the assessment procedures
• Orthopedic conditions preventing participation in active video game activities
• Attention or behavioral problems that may interfere with treatment compliance
• Receipt of any sensory-motor therapy within the previous 3 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

• ZEYNEP KOLİT: lead

Study Sites (1)

Lokman Hekim University, Department of Occupational Therapy

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Skills Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

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: Asst. Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 2, 2026
• First Posted: June 8, 2026
• Study Start: June 3, 2026
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 5, 2026
• Last Updated: June 8, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Locations

TU (1)