NCT03838614

Gait and Muscle Power Training for Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder

Rhythmical Auditory Stimulation Gait Training and Muscle Power Training for Primary School Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 76 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 9 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Objectives: To compare the effectiveness of RAS-MPT, RAS alone, MPT alone, and usual care (as a control) for improving the overall gait performance of and reducing falls in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and to explore the relationship between gait performance and falls in this population. Design: A randomized controlled trial. Sample: 76 children with DCD. Interventions: RAS-MPT, RAS alone, MPT alone, or usual care (12 weeks). Major outcomes: Outcomes will be evaluated at baseline, post-intervention, and a 6-month follow-up. Comprehensive gait analysis will produce spatiotemporal gait parameters (e.g., velocity and stride length), kinematic gait parameters (e.g., knee joint motions), and leg muscle EMG outcomes; an isokinetic test will quantify leg muscle strength and force production time; and fall histories will be obtained via interviews. Anticipated results and significance: The RAS-MPT group is predicted to display the best gait performance, which is associated with reduced fall incidents. This novel training regime can be readily adopted in school, clinical, or home settings to improve locomotor ability in children with DCD, an outcome with positive socioeconomic implications.

Conditions

• Developmental Coordination Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Rhythmical auditory stimulation gait training and muscle power training (RAS-MPT)	The RAS-MPT group will attend a 60-minute training session once a week and home exercises (twice/week) for 12 weeks. Participants will receive two levels of training within each 60-minute session: (1) RAS-treadmill training and (2) MPT.
BEHAVIORAL	Rhythmical auditory stimulation gait training (RAS)	The RAS group will attend a 60-minute training session once a week and home exercises (twice/week) for 12 weeks. Participants will receive RAS-treadmill training repeatedly within each 60-minute session.
BEHAVIORAL	Muscle power training (MPT)	The MPT group will attend a 60-minute training session once a week and home exercises (twice/week) for 12 weeks. Participants will receive muscle power training repeatedly within each 60-minute session.
OTHER	Controls	Participants in the control group will receive no intervention during the study period, but continue with their normal daily activities and usual medical care. They will receive the same training as the RAS-MPT group after the study.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-06-01
• Primary completion: 2023-12-31
• Completion: 2023-12-31
• First posted: 2019-02-12
• Last updated: 2019-02-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Hong Kong