The Effectiveness of Fitball Program Versus Task-oriented Motor Program on Improving Postural Control and Motor Proficiency in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University1 site in 1 country22 target enrollmentApril 2010

ConditionsDevelopmental Coordination Disorder

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Developmental Coordination Disorder
Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Enrollment: 22
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Brunininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency II
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 13 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) often have poor postural control and motor skills that affect their activities of daily living and participation in school activities. The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the effects of fitball training versus task-oriented motor training for children with DCD.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

April 2010

End Date

December 2011

Last Updated

13 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Marco Yiu-Chung Pang

Associate Professor

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•diagnosis of DCD according to DSM-IV criteria
•Poor motor skills (Movement Assessment Battery for Children score \<15 percentile, or any two or more of subtests in BOT II \< 1.5 SD)
•aged between 6-12 years old

Exclusion Criteria

•have attended treatment for motor problems in the previous 6 months
•any major co-morbid medical / neurological / sensory problems such as moderate to severe mental disability, profound visual or hearing impairment, severe sensory problems, or had any major behavioral problems.