Taping for Children With and Without Movement Clumsiness

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Developmental Coordination Disorder
• Interventions: Other: K tape

• Registration Number: NCT02945124
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong

Brief Summary

To investigate the effects of K Tape on walking pattern, muscle activity and motor performance in children with and without developmental coordination disorder (DCD).

Detailed Description

Not available

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-01
• Study First Submitted: 2016-09-10
• Status Verified: 2016-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-10-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-10-24
• Study First Posted: 2016-10-26
• Last Update Posted: 2016-10-26
• Primary Completion: 2019-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• Children with DCD and typically developing children will need to score <16 percentile and >25 percentile, respectively, on MABC-2
• Study in mainstream schools
• No intellectual disabilities

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Exclusion Criteria

• Subjects who are receiving regular treatments
• Demonstrate excessive disruptive behaviour
• Unable to follow instructions
• Any diagnosis of neurological, musculoskeletal or cognitive disorder that affects test performance

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Normal children with K Tape	K tape	-
DCD with K Tape	K tape	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in lower limb muscle activation as measured by electromyography	Day 1 and day 2 (ms)	Post K Tape lower limb muscle activity - pre K Tape lower limb muscle activation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Foot posture as assessed by clinical observation	Day 1 and Day 2
Change in walking pattern as assessed by a motion analysis system	Day 1 and day 2	Post K Tape walking pattern - pre K Tape walking pattern
Body composition as assessed by DXA	Day 1 and Day 2
Change in balance performance as measured by force plate	Day 1 and day 2	Post K Tape balance performance - pre K Tape balance performance

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Hong Kong; 🇭🇰 Pokfulam, Hong Kong