The Effects of a Group-based Gaze Training Intervention for Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder

Developmental Coordination Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Group-based, Gaze Training Intervention for Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02904980
• Other study ID #: 15/NW/0279
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 9, 2016
• Last updated: September 13, 2016
• Start date: February 2015
• Est. completion date: September 2015

Study information

• Verified date: September 2016
• Source: Manchester Metropolitan University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United Kingdom: National Health Service
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study was to integrate a gaze training intervention (i.e., quiet eye training; QET) that has been shown to improve the throwing and catching skill of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), within an approach (i.e., group therapy) that might alleviate the psychosocial influence of these motor skill deficits.

Description:

Children with DCD will be randomly split into either QET group or a technical training (TT). The TT group will be given movement-related instructions via video, relating to the throw and catch phases, while the QET group will also be taught to fixate a target location on the wall prior to the throw (QE1) and to track the ball prior to the catch (QE2). Each group will take part in a 4- week, group therapy intervention and measurements of QE duration obtained from a mobile eye tracking system and catching performance are to be taken before and after training, and at a 6-week delayed retention test. Parental feedback on psychosocial and motor skill outcomes will also be collected at delayed retention.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 23
• Est. completion date: September 2015
• Est. primary completion date: September 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 7 Years to 11 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Prior diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorder or suspected to have DCD

• Scores below the 5th percentile on the MABC-2 (Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2)

• Be of normal intelligence (assessed through parent/teacher feedback)

• No neurological disorder

• Normal of corrected-to-normal vision

Exclusion Criteria:

• Score over 5th Percentile on the MABC-2

• Suffers from a neurological disorder

• Below average intelligence

• Any visual impairment

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Ataxia
• Developmental Coordination Disorder
• Disease
• Motor Skills Disorders

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Technical Training
Children will watch an instructional video focused on movement related instructions regarding the throwing and catching task.
• Quiet Eye Training
Children will watch the same video as the TT group but will also receive instructions designed to optimise their quiet eye durations.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	Manchester Metropolitan University	Crewe	Cheshire

Sponsors (5)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Manchester Metropolitan University	Liverpool Hope University, The Waterloo Foundation, University of Calgary, University of Exeter

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

References & Publications (1)

Miles CA, Wood G, Vine SJ, Vickers JN, Wilson MR. Quiet eye training facilitates visuomotor coordination in children with developmental coordination disorder. Res Dev Disabil. 2015 May;40:31-41. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2015.01.005. Epub 2015 Feb 25. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Catching Success	How many balls the participants catch out of 50 attempts	From Baseline to after a 4 week training period, and after 6-week delayed retention test	No
Primary	Changes in the qualitative catching performance scale score	The qualitative catching performance scale consisted of an 11-point scale whereby catch attempts were given a score between '0' (Makes no move towards the ball as it comes back) and '10' (The catch is made exclusively with the palms and fingers).	From Baseline to after a 4 week training period, and after 6-week delayed retention test	No
Primary	Changes in Quiet Eye durations	Changes in participants eye-movements	From Baseline to after a 4 week training period, and after 6-week delayed retention test	No
Secondary	Changes 3D Movement Kinematics	Changes in joint angles related to the throwing movement	From Baseline to after a 4 week training period, and after 6-week delayed retention test	No
Secondary	Changes in Muscular Activity (EMG)	Changes in muscular activity related to the throwing task	From Baseline to after a 4 week training period, and after 6-week delayed retention test	No
Secondary	Parental Perceptions of Motor Skill Improvements	Parent feedback will be gathered using a short answer questionnaire.	End of the study (approximately 12 weeks after baseline testing)	No