Active Video Games in Children With DCD
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
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
- Lokman Hekim University, Department of Occupational Therapy
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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
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 |
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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.
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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:
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.
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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.
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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.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Visual Perception
Time Frame: Baseline and immediately after the 8-week intervention
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Visual perception will be assessed using the Motor-Free Visual Perception Test-3 (MVPT-3).
Higher scores indicate better visual perceptual performance.
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Baseline and immediately after the 8-week intervention
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Visual Praxis
Time Frame: Baseline and immediately after the 8-week intervention
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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.
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Baseline and immediately after the 8-week intervention
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
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
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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