The objective of this study is to acquire more insight into the capacity to carry out complex walking tasks in order to learn to understand what the underlying mechanisms of stumbling and falling in these children are.
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Source
Brief title
Condition
- Movement disorders (incl parkinsonism)
Synonym
Research involving
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
- succesrate for avoiding the obstacle
Secondary outcome
- the position of the foot with respect to the obstacle
- velocity of the swingleg during the avoidance step
- reaction time and response amplitude, defined from the EMG signal
- chosen stratey for obstacle avoidance
Background summary
Many terms have been used for children with motor development disorders, for
instance *wooden children* and *children with sensomotoric problems'. Following
the international developments, in Holland too it is decided to use the term
*Developmental Coordination Disorder* (DCD). Children with DCD are clumsy and
it takes them more effort to learn skills that other children acquire nearly
effortless. The prevalence of DCD lies between 5 and 10 percent.
Parents of children with DCD indicate stumbling and falling of their children
as most common problems. This indicates that execution of complex walking tasks
is problematic for these children.
Study objective
The objective of this study is to acquire more insight into the capacity to
carry out complex walking tasks in order to learn to understand what the
underlying mechanisms of stumbling and falling in these children are.
Study design
Pilot study as an incentive for an experimental study with complete randomised
within-subjects design, with age and group (control / DCD) as between-subjects
factors.
Study burden and risks
Subjects with DCD will be asked to do a test, in order to confirm the diagnosis
DCD.
All subjects will be asked to execute different walking-tasks on a splitbelt
(treadmill). EMG will be measured non-invasively. The experimental procedures
will take 3 hours maximally.
Risks of participation in this study are minimal to non-existing. The safety of
the children is guaranteed by a parachute-harness attached to the ceiling: in
this way, falling is made impossible and injuries resulting from falling are
prevented.
Postbus 9101
6500 HB Nijmegen
Nederland
Postbus 9101
6500 HB Nijmegen
Nederland
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Age
Inclusion criteria
For children with DCD:
- classification DCD, as specified by the criteria of the DSM-IV
- age 6-10 years;For children without DCD
- age 6-10 years
Exclusion criteria
- neurologic or orthopedic disorders
- bad control of the dutch language
- auditive problems
- vision problems
Design
Recruitment
Followed up by the following (possibly more current) registration
No registrations found.
Other (possibly less up-to-date) registrations in this register
No registrations found.
In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL16919.091.07 |