Experimental Research Study About the Effectiveness of a Physiotherapy Program Based on Motor Imagery and Task-oriented Training in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 99
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Changes in children´s motor competence
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Experimental study based on the effectiveness of motor imagery and task-oriented training over the motor competence in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD).
A bilateral hypothesis is assumed for the clinical trial:
- Null hypothesis: physiotherapeutic intervention programs through motor imagery combined with task-oriented training DO NOT modify the parameters of motor competence, anxiety and participation in children susceptible to observation of DCD.
- Alternative hypothesis: physiotherapeutic intervention programs through motor imagery combined with task-oriented training MODIFY the parameters of motor competence, anxiety and participation in children susceptible to observation of DCD.
Detailed Description
An experimental and prospective study that will measure changes in motor competence and anxiety levels of school-age children (6 to 12 years old) with suspected presence of Development Coordination Disorder (DCD), before and after participating in a program of physiotherapy based on the combination of motor imagery and task-oriented work developed in their educational center.
A bilateral hypothesis is assumed for the clinical trial:
- Null hypothesis: physiotherapeutic intervention programs through motor imagery combined with task-oriented training DO NOT modify the parameters of motor competence, anxiety and participation in children susceptible to observation of DCD.
- Alternative hypothesis: physiotherapeutic intervention through motor imagery combined with task-oriented training DO modify the parameters of motor competence, anxiety and participation in children susceptible to observation of DCD.
SAMPLE STUDY: the target group will be composed for children of school age, aged between 6 and 12 years (Primary Education), susceptible to diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorder.
The recruitment of subjects will be carried out in Primary Education centers framed in the city of A Coruña and its metropolitan area. For this, a first phase of selection or screening will be carried out through the application of a specific questionnaire for the detection of DCD by parents and teachers, and a subsequent analysis of the susceptible subjects through the Movement Assessment Battery for Children, in their second version (MABC-2). The final sample will be composed of those individuals who show a percentile lower than 15 in this battery.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 6 Years to 12 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Children of school age, aged between 6 and 12, susceptible to the presence of Developmental Coordination Disorder. The sample of participants in the control group will be composed for children with identical characteristics, who will carry out the development of their usual school activity and who will receive the same treatment once the results are obtained.
Exclusion Criteria
- •diagnosed neurological pathology not associated with DCD or any physical or psychological condition that prevents the completion of the proposed intervention.
- •absence of authorization of informed consent by a father, mother or legal tutor.
Arms & Interventions
Motor imagery and task-oriented training group
Two modules. A first module of motor imagery. A second module of task-oriented training and the incorporation of collective activities.
Intervention: MOTOR IMAGERY AND TASK-ORIENTED TRAINING (Other)
Usual school routines group
Children continue with the usual school routine. Once the study is completed and the corresponding measurements have been made, the subjects included in this group will be subjected to the same program detailed in the intervention, to not deprive them of their benefits.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Changes in children´s motor competence
Time Frame: It´s estimated an application time of 20 minutes per evaluation. One application immediately before the intervention and another application immediately after the intervention.
Changes are measured with the Movement Assessment Battery for Children - Second Version (MABC-2). The final result is composed of scalar scores (from 1 to 19 points), associated with percentiles. Higher scores refer better result. The MABC-2 is a standardized test of motor competence assessment aimed at the description and diagnosis of motor problems in children respect to the corresponding development to their age group. The test is presented divided into three age ranges (4-6 years; 7-10 years; 11-16 years). In each range are applied a total of 8 items grouped into three dimensions: manual dexterity, aiming and trapping, and balance (static and dynamic).
Secondary Outcomes
- Changes in anxiety levels(It´s estimated an application time of 30 minutes per evaluation. One application immediately before the intervention and another application immediately after the intervention.)
- Satisfaction level: Ad Hoc questionnaire used a Likert scale(A single application of 15 minutes at the eighth week.)
Investigators
David Moreno Naya
Principal Investigator
Universidade da Coruña