Motor Intervention for Preschooler With Motor Coordination Deficits

Impact of Motor Coordination Deficits in Preschool Children: Effects of Motor Intervention

This research project aims to examine the impact of motor coordination deficits and the effects of motor intervention on preschool-aged children's perceived competence, health-related physical fitness, activity participation and physical activity. Eighty children, aged 4-6 years,with or without motor coordination deficits will be recruited and assigned to to motor intervention (DCD-t), control 1 (DCD-c) or control 2 (TD) group. Children in the intervention group will receive motor intervention for 12 weeks. All children will be assessed at baseline, 0-, 3- and 6-month post-intervention.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Developmental Coordination Disorder
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: motor intervention

Detailed Description

This research project aims to examine the impact of motor coordination deficits on preschool-aged children's perceived competence, health-related physical fitness, activity participation and physical activity. Furthermore, the investigators are to investigate the effects of motor intervention on children's competence and participation during preschool age. This study plans to recruit 40 children with motor coordination deficits, aged 4-6 years, and 40 age- and gender-matched typically developing children. Children with motor coordination deficits will further be randomly assigned to motor intervention (DCD-t) or control (DCD-c) group. At baseline assessment, all children will be assessed for motor coordination competence, self-perception of competence, health-related physical fitness and daily activity participation. Physical activity will also be quantitatively measured using accelerometry. During the intervention phase, children in the DCD-t group will receive task-oriented motor intervention combined with fitness training three times per week while children in the DCD-c group remain usual activities. All children will be re-assessed at 0-, 3- and 6-month post-intervention. Repeated Measures ANOVA will be applied to examine the differences of motor competence, self-perception, fitness and activity participation among the 3 groups of children and over the 9-month period. The effects of motor intervention on DCD children's competence and participation will also be examined.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 80
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Taiwan
  • Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Fooyin University
    • Contact: Li-Chiou Chen, PhD; Phone Number: 7045 886-7-7811151; Email: lichiou@gmail.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 4 years to 6 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged 4 to 6 years
• motor coordination competence < 15%ile comparing to norms for motor-deficit group or > 30%ile for healthy group

Exclusion Criteria:

• genetic and chromosome deficits
• neurological or neuromuscular disorders
• congenital musculoskeletal disorders
• fracture in the past 6 months
• other conditions that affect the child's participation in physical activities

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Baseline; All children will receive outcome measures.
Experimental: Intervention phase; Children in the experimental group will receive intervention for 12 weeks while children in the control group remain their regular activities.	Behavioral: motor intervention; gross motor skill intervention combined with fitness training
No Intervention: Follow up phase; All children will be followed after the end of intervention phase and receive outcome measures at 3- and 6-month after the completion of intervention.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
motor coordination competence- post	percentile scores of Movement Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition; score range 1~99, a higher score indicates a better outcome	3 months
motor coordination competence- follow1	percentile scores of Movement Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition; score range 1~99, a higher score indicates a better outcome	6 months
motor coordination competence- follow2	percentile scores of Movement Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition; score range 1~99, a higher score indicates a better outcome	9 months
weight- post	body weight (kg)	3 months
weight- follow1	body weight (kg)	6 months
weight- follow2	body weight (kg)	9 months
height- post	body height (m)	3 months
height- follow1	body height (m)	6 months
height- follow2	body height (m)	9 months
flexibility- post	sit-and-reach (cm)	3 months
flexibility- follow1	sit-and-reach (cm)	6 months
flexibility- follow2	sit-and-reach (cm)	9 months
strength- post	long jump (cm)	3 months
strength- follow1	long jump (cm)	6 months
strength- follow2	long jump (cm)	9 months
aerobic fitness- post	10 meter shuttle walk test (lap)	3 months
aerobic fitness- follow1	10 meter shuttle walk test (lap)	6 months
aerobic fitness- follow2	10 meter shuttle walk test (lap)	9 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
self-perceived motor competence- post	scores of Physical Competence Subscale of the The Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance for Young Children; score range 6~24, a higher score indicates a better outcome	3 months
self-perceived motor competence- follow1	scores of Physical Competence Subscale of the The Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance for Young Children; score range 6~24, a higher score indicates a better outcome	6 months
self-perceived motor competence- follow2	scores of Physical Competence Subscale of the The Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance for Young Children; score range 6~24, a higher score indicates a better outcome	9 months
daily time spent in physical activities- post	7-day averaged time spent in physical activities, recorded by activity monitor (minutes per day)	3 months
daily time spent in physical activities- follow1	7-day averaged time spent in physical activities, recorded by activity monitor (minutes per day)	6 months
daily time spent in physical activities- follow2	7-day averaged time spent in physical activities, recorded by activity monitor (minutes per day)	9 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Fooyin University
• Collaborators: Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): October 15, 2021
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): August 31, 2024
• Study Completion (Anticipated): August 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 31, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 3, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): October 15, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 15, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 3, 2021
• Last Verified: August 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Motor Skills Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: KSVGH20-CT5-37

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No