A Randomised Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Adapted Taekwondo Training on Skeletal Development and Motor Proficiency in Pre-pubertal Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 104
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in delay in skeletal development: ultrasonic bone age measurement
研究概览
简要总结
Objectives: To evaluate the effects of a novel adapted Taekwondo (TKD) training programme on skeletal development and motor proficiency in pre-pubertal children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD).
Hypothesis: The TKD group participants will have improved skeletal development and motor proficiency outcomes after adapted TKD training compared with the controls.
Design and subjects: In this prospective, randomised, single-blinded controlled trial, approximately 104 children with DCD (6-9 years old) will be randomly assigned to either the adapted TKD group (n~52) or the control group (n~52).
Interventions: Subjects in the intervention group will receive adapted TKD training for 3 months (one supervised session/week plus daily home training, 1 hour per session), while subjects in the control group will receive no TKD training during the study period.
Study instruments and outcomes: Primary outcome measures: delay in skeletal development and motor proficiency will be measured by an ultrasonic bone age system and the Movement Assessment Battery for Children, respectively. Secondary outcome measures: eye-hand coordination and standing balance will be measured by a computerised finger pointing test and the Sensory Organisation Test, respectively (pre-, post- and follow-up measurements).
Data analysis: Data will be analysed via repeated-measure analysis of (co)variance followed by post-hoc tests, if appropriate (alpha = 0.05).
详细描述
Objectives: To evaluate the effects of a novel adapted Taekwondo (TKD) training programme on skeletal development and motor proficiency in pre-pubertal children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD).
Hypothesis: The TKD group participants will have improved skeletal development and motor proficiency outcomes after adapted TKD training compared with the controls.
Design and subjects: In this prospective, randomised, single-blinded controlled trial, approximately 104 children with DCD (6-9 years old) will be randomly assigned to either the adapted TKD group (n~52) or the control group (n~52).
Interventions: Subjects in the intervention group will receive adapted TKD training for 3 months (one supervised session/week plus daily home training, 1 hour per session), while subjects in the control group will receive no TKD training during the study period.
Study instruments and outcomes: Primary outcome measures: delay in skeletal development and motor proficiency will be measured by an ultrasonic bone age system and the Movement Assessment Battery for Children, respectively. Secondary outcome measures: eye-hand coordination and standing balance will be measured by a computerised finger pointing test and the Sensory Organisation Test, respectively (pre-, post- and follow-up measurements).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 6 Years 至 9 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Between 6 and 9 years of age
- •In Tanner stage I (i.e., pre-pubertal - no pubic hair; boys: testicular volume <1.5 mL as measured by the water displacement test and small penis of <3 cm; girls: no glandular tissue/breasts not developed) as reported by the parents using sexual maturity diagrams [9]
- •Diagnosed with DCD based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR or DSM-V) [1]
- •A Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency gross motor composite score of ≤42 [17]; (5) attending a local mainstream primary school
- •Normal intelligence
- •Able to follow instructions
- •No experience in TKD or other martial arts.
排除标准
- •Diagnosed with neurological or other movement disorders
- •Diagnosed with psychiatric, congenital, sensory, musculoskeletal or cardiopulmonary disorders that can affect motor performance or skeletal development
- •Receiving active treatment, including complementary and alternative medicine
- •Demonstrating excessive disruptive behaviour.
研究组 & 干预措施
Adapted Taekwondo training
An adapted TKD training regime which was developed by our research team [16] will be used in this study. This training programme is designed to train balance control, eye-hand coordination and facilitate skeletal development for children with DCD. The high-impact striking techniques (e.g., punching and blocking) incorporated in the programme may stimulate bone growth [15]. Subjects who are assigned to the TKD training group will attend a weekly 1-h session of TKD training that will be held at the University of Hong Kong for 12 weeks. All TKD training sessions will be conducted by a qualified World Taekwondo Federation black belt coach.
干预措施: Adapted Taekwondo training (Behavioral)
Control
Subjects who are assigned to the DCD-control group will receive no TKD training during the study period. Instead, they will participate in jogging exercise daily (one hour per day) for 12 weeks. Participants will be encouraged to jog to school or other places every day, as appropriate. Pedometers will be used to monitor their exercise level and enhance habitual physical activity. The pedometer count (steps per day) will be documented in a log book by the parents. Signed log books will be returned to our research personnel after the intervention period. In addition, children with DCD in this group will receive an adapted TKD training menu and 12 training/demonstration sessions immediately after the follow-up testing is completed.
干预措施: Control (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in delay in skeletal development: ultrasonic bone age measurement
时间窗: Change from baseline to 3 and 6 months
次要结局
- Change in eye-hand coordination: finger pointing test(Change from baseline to 3 and 6 months)
- Change in standing balance: Sensory Organisation Test(Change from baseline to 3 and 6 months)
研究者
Shirley S.M. Fong
Dr
The University of Hong Kong