NCT04891562

Rhythmic Interlimb Coordination in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Rhythmic Interlimb Coordination in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder Compared to Typical Developing Children: the Effect of Individual, Task and Environmental Constraints

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 52 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hasselt University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study is a case-controlled observational study, involving children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and typically developing children with an age from 8 up to 12 years old. The study aims to investigate interlimb coordination of the lower limbs and sensorimotor synchronization ability in children with DCD compared to age-matched typically developing children during gait and fundamental lower limb coordination task to 2 metronomes with different temporal structures. The study consists of a maximum of 4 sessions (2 descriptive sessions, 2 experimental sessions), each lasting around 60 minutes. Depending on the preferences of the child and parents, the sessions can be combined in 2 sessions of 2 hours. During the first descriptive session, the participant will perform the m-ABC2 test to assess gross and fine motor function. The MBEMA-s will be used to examine rhythm perception ability. During the second descriptive session, children will perform the Kids BESTest to examine postural control, and two cognitive tests (digit span, go-no/go test) to assess executive functioning. During the third visit (experimental session), interlimb coordination and synchronization will be investigated during three tasks with different dynamic balance demands (seated, walking and running) in three conditions: in silence, to beats in isochronous metronome (discrete structure), to beats in non-isochronous metronomes (sinusoidal structure). In the last experimental session, the tempi of the auditory metronomes will be set at higher and lower tempi than the preferred comfortable tempo of the child.

Conditions

• Developmental Coordination Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	interlimb coordination of the lower limbs and synchronization	4 sessions (2 descriptive sessions, 2 experimental sessions), each lasting around 60 minutes. The m-ABC2 test, The MBEMA-s, Kids BESTest, interlimb coordination and synchronization investigation (visit 3 and 4)

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-01-25
• Primary completion: 2023-01-18
• Completion: 2023-01-18
• First posted: 2021-05-18
• Last updated: 2024-12-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium