Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01207544
Fitball Program Versus Task-oriented Motor Program on Improving Postural Control in Developmental Coordination Disorder
The Effectiveness of Fitball Program Versus Task-oriented Motor Program on Improving Postural Control and Motor Proficiency in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 22 (actual)
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 6 Years – 12 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
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.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| BEHAVIORAL | 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. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2010-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2011-08-01
- Completion
- 2011-12-01
- First posted
- 2010-09-23
- Last updated
- 2012-11-28
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Hong Kong
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01207544. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.