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.
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