Specific Learning Disorder Clinical Trial
Official title:
Evaluation of Fine Motor Function in Children With Specific Learning Disorders
Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder in which a person shows difficulties in reading, written narration, and/or mathematics. 30 to 50 percent of children with SLD experience difficulties in fine motor skills, such as handwriting skills, and also during self-care activities and activities that require sorting. This study will evaluate children with SLD and healthy ages within fine motor skills, handgrip strength, and hand-forearm anthropometric measurements. Our study will show the impact of the fine motor skills of children with SLD on their quality of life and participation in daily life activities. In light of our current knowledge, no study has been found that comprehensively examines the fine motor functions of children with SLD. Therefore, normative data on the upper extremity functions of children with SLD will be presented to the literature. In this context, our work will shed light on the development of new treatments and assessment methods for clinicians and researchers working with children with SLD.
Status | Not yet recruiting |
Enrollment | 130 |
Est. completion date | February 12, 2024 |
Est. primary completion date | January 30, 2024 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | All |
Age group | 6 Years to 12 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - 6-12 years old - Patients diagnosed with SLD by a physician, regardless of subtype. - Cognitive ability to follow instructions for assessment measures - Families and children who agreed to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: - Any psychiatric diagnosis such as autism spectrum disorder, psychotic symptoms, depression - Children with a neurological or orthopedic disorder such as head trauma, Cerebral Palsy, epileptic seizures and speech disorder - Families and children who do not agree to participate in the study |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Turkey | Akdeniz University | Antalya |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Akdeniz University |
Turkey,
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2 (BOT-2) | Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2 (BOT-2) is norm referenced and designed to measure gross and fine motor skills in youth 4 to 21 years of age. Standard scores 40 are considered below average, whereas those >40 range from average to above average. | Baseline | |
Primary | Purdue Pegboard Test | The Purdue Pegboard Test consists of a board with four subtests: Dominant hand, Non-Dominant hand, Bimanual and Assembly. Each subtest was administered three times in a row. The dominant hand and non-dominant hand subtests required to place as many pegs as possible in the column corresponding to the hand being tested within 30-sec. The dominant hand is tested first followed by the non-dominant hand. In the bimanual subtest, both hands simultaneously placed a pair of pegs in both columns. The scores on these three tests were the pairs of pegs for the bimanual subtest, placed within 30-sec. The assembly subtest required picking up and placing pegs, washers, collars and second washers using alternating hands. This score represents the number of pieces assembled within 60-sec. | Baseline | |
Primary | Hand Dynamometer | Hand Dynamometer will be used to evaluate hand grip strength. Measurements will be performed in the position defined by the American Association of Hand Therapists. During the test, the child will be seated with a 90° flexion angle of the hip and knee. Three measurements will be made to measure the hand grip strength. | Baseline | |
Primary | Pinch Gauge | "Pinch Gauge" will be used to evaluate finger strength. Measurements will be performed in the position defined by the American Association of Hand Therapists. Finger strengths will be recorded by asking the children to grasp at maximal strength in the three basic types of fine grip. These are fingertip grip, lateral grip, and three-point grip positions, respectively. | Baseline | |
Secondary | Participation and Environment Measurement Child & Youth (PEM-CY) | Participation and Environment Measurement Child & Youth (PEM-CY) is a parent-report questionnaire to assess participation and environment factors in the home, at school and within community Settings. The participation sections included 10 activities in the home setting, five activities in the school setting and 10 in the community setting. For each activity, parents are asked to determine the participation frequency (how frequently has the child participated with eight options: daily to never), participation involvement (how involved the child is while participating the activity rated on a five-point scale: very involved to minimally involved) and whether change is desired (do the parents want to see change in the child's participation in this type of activity: no or yes, with 5 different types of change). | Baseline | |
Secondary | The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PEDS-QL) | The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PEDS-QL) is a generic health related quality of life measure consisting of 4 core scales, physical function (8 items), emotional function (5 items), social function (5 items) and school function (5 items) that is intended for use in healthy and patient populations. Respondents are asked to recall the last month and indicate how frequently - from never to almost always - they have experienced specific phenomena. Item responses (0-100) are averaged to form total and core scores; higher scores indicate higher functioning. | Baseline |
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