Motor Intervention for Preschooler With Motor Coordination Deficits
- Conditions
- Developmental Coordination Disorder
- Interventions
- Behavioral: motor intervention
- Registration Number
- NCT05079490
- Lead Sponsor
- Fooyin University
- Brief Summary
This research project aims to examine the impact of motor coordination deficits and the effects of motor intervention on preschool-aged children's perceived competence, health-related physical fitness, activity participation and physical activity. Eighty children, aged 4-6 years,with or without motor coordination deficits will be recruited and assigned to to motor intervention (DCD-t), control 1 (DCD-c) or control 2 (TD) group. Children in the intervention group will receive motor intervention for 12 weeks. All children will be assessed at baseline, 0-, 3- and 6-month post-intervention.
- Detailed Description
This research project aims to examine the impact of motor coordination deficits on preschool-aged children's perceived competence, health-related physical fitness, activity participation and physical activity. Furthermore, the investigators are to investigate the effects of motor intervention on children's competence and participation during preschool age. This study plans to recruit 40 children with motor coordination deficits, aged 4-6 years, and 40 age- and gender-matched typically developing children. Children with motor coordination deficits will further be randomly assigned to motor intervention (DCD-t) or control (DCD-c) group. At baseline assessment, all children will be assessed for motor coordination competence, self-perception of competence, health-related physical fitness and daily activity participation. Physical activity will also be quantitatively measured using accelerometry. During the intervention phase, children in the DCD-t group will receive task-oriented motor intervention combined with fitness training three times per week while children in the DCD-c group remain usual activities. All children will be re-assessed at 0-, 3- and 6-month post-intervention. Repeated Measures ANOVA will be applied to examine the differences of motor competence, self-perception, fitness and activity participation among the 3 groups of children and over the 9-month period. The effects of motor intervention on DCD children's competence and participation will also be examined.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
- aged 4 to 6 years
- motor coordination competence < 15%ile comparing to norms for motor-deficit group or > 30%ile for healthy group
- genetic and chromosome deficits
- neurological or neuromuscular disorders
- congenital musculoskeletal disorders
- fracture in the past 6 months
- other conditions that affect the child's participation in physical activities
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention phase motor intervention Children in the experimental group will receive intervention for 12 weeks while children in the control group remain their regular activities.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method motor coordination competence- post 3 months percentile scores of Movement Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition; score range 1\~99, a higher score indicates a better outcome
height- follow2 9 months body height (m)
flexibility- follow2 9 months sit-and-reach (cm)
strength- follow2 9 months long jump (cm)
weight- post 3 months body weight (kg)
height- follow1 6 months body height (m)
strength- post 3 months long jump (cm)
aerobic fitness- post 3 months 10 meter shuttle walk test (lap)
aerobic fitness- follow2 9 months 10 meter shuttle walk test (lap)
motor coordination competence- follow1 6 months percentile scores of Movement Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition; score range 1\~99, a higher score indicates a better outcome
strength- follow1 6 months long jump (cm)
motor coordination competence- follow2 9 months percentile scores of Movement Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition; score range 1\~99, a higher score indicates a better outcome
weight- follow2 9 months body weight (kg)
height- post 3 months body height (m)
flexibility- post 3 months sit-and-reach (cm)
weight- follow1 6 months body weight (kg)
flexibility- follow1 6 months sit-and-reach (cm)
aerobic fitness- follow1 6 months 10 meter shuttle walk test (lap)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method self-perceived motor competence- post 3 months scores of Physical Competence Subscale of the The Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance for Young Children; score range 6\~24, a higher score indicates a better outcome
daily time spent in physical activities- post 3 months 7-day averaged time spent in physical activities, recorded by activity monitor (minutes per day)
daily time spent in physical activities- follow1 6 months 7-day averaged time spent in physical activities, recorded by activity monitor (minutes per day)
daily time spent in physical activities- follow2 9 months 7-day averaged time spent in physical activities, recorded by activity monitor (minutes per day)
self-perceived motor competence- follow1 6 months scores of Physical Competence Subscale of the The Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance for Young Children; score range 6\~24, a higher score indicates a better outcome
self-perceived motor competence- follow2 9 months scores of Physical Competence Subscale of the The Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance for Young Children; score range 6\~24, a higher score indicates a better outcome
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Fooyin University
🇨🇳Kaohsiung, Taiwan