Fitball Program Versus Task-oriented Motor Program on Improving Postural Control in Developmental Coordination Disorder

Developmental Coordination Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01207544
• Other study ID #: HSEARS2009113001
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 22, 2010
• Last updated: November 26, 2012
• Start date: April 2010
• Est. completion date: December 2011

Study information

• Verified date: November 2012
• Source: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Hong Kong: Research Office, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 22
• Est. completion date: December 2011
• Est. primary completion date: August 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 6 Years to 12 Years

Eligibility

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.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Ataxia
• Developmental Coordination Disorder
• Motor Skills Disorders

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Fitball exercise
Supervised fitball exercise program session (1 hour per session, 1 session per week, for 8 consecutive weeks), supplemented by daily home exercise program.
• task-oriented motor training program
Task-oriented motor exercise program session (1 hour per session, 1 session per week, for 8 consecutive weeks), supplemented by daily home exercise program.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Hong Kong	The Kowloon Hospital	Kowloon

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Kowloon Hospital, Hong Kong

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Hong Kong, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Brunininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency II	Brunininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency II is a tool for assessing motor skills.	Week 0	No
Primary	Brunininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency II		Week 8	No
Secondary	Sensory Organization Test (SOT)	SOT is a tool for measuring postural stability.	Week 0	No
Secondary	Sensory Organization Test (SOT)		Week 8	No