Active Video Games in Children With DCD

June 2, 2026 updated by: ZEYNEP KOLİT

The Effects of Active Video Game-Based Interventions on Visual Perception and Visual Praxis in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a condition that affects a child's ability to perform coordinated motor activities and may also impact visual perception and motor planning skills. Children with DCD often experience difficulties in daily activities, school tasks, and participation in play and sports.

The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate whether adding active video game-based training to a conventional occupational therapy program improves visual perception and visual praxis in children with DCD. Participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group receiving active video game-based training in addition to conventional occupational therapy or a control group receiving conventional occupational therapy alone. The intervention will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks.

The findings of this study may help determine whether active video game-based interventions are an effective and engaging approach for improving visual-perceptual and visual-motor planning skills in children with DCD.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

70

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) according to DSM-5 criteria
  • Aged between 5 years and 8 years 11 months
  • Able to understand and follow test instructions
  • Willing to participate in the study
  • Parent or legal guardian able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of any other neurodevelopmental or neurological disorder
  • Visual or hearing impairment that may interfere with the assessment procedures
  • Orthopedic conditions preventing participation in active video game activities
  • Attention or behavioral problems that may interfere with treatment compliance
  • Receipt of any sensory-motor therapy within the previous 3 months

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: intervention
Participants will receive a conventional occupational therapy program in addition to an active video game-based intervention using Nintendo Wii Fit Plus. The intervention will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks, with each session lasting approximately 45-60 minutes.
Other: Active Video Game Training
Participants will receive active video game-based training using Nintendo Wii Fit Plus in addition to conventional occupational therapy. The program will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks (16 sessions total), with each session lasting approximately 45-60 minutes. The intervention includes balance, aerobic, strengthening, and yoga-based interactive games designed to promote visual-perceptual, motor planning, and motor coordination skills in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder.
Other Names:
  • virtual reality
Other: Conventional Occupational Therapy
Participants will receive a conventional occupational therapy program. The program will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks (16 sessions total), with each session lasting approximately 45-60 minutes.
Active Comparator: control group
Participants will receive a conventional occupational therapy program. The intervention will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks, with each session lasting approximately 45-60 minutes.
Other: Conventional Occupational Therapy
Participants will receive a conventional occupational therapy program. The program will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks (16 sessions total), with each session lasting approximately 45-60 minutes.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Visual Perception
Time Frame: Baseline and immediately after the 8-week intervention
Visual perception will be assessed using the Motor-Free Visual Perception Test-3 (MVPT-3). Higher scores indicate better visual perceptual performance.
Baseline and immediately after the 8-week intervention
Visual Praxis
Time Frame: Baseline and immediately after the 8-week intervention
Visual praxis will be assessed using the Constructional Praxis subtest of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT). Higher scores indicate better visual praxis performance.
Baseline and immediately after the 8-week intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

ZEYNEP KOLİT

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

June 3, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

July 31, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

August 5, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 2, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 2, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

June 8, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 8, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 2, 2026

Last Verified

June 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ZK26

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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