The Effects of a Group-based Gaze Training Intervention for Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

23 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-02-28

Study Completion Date

2015-09-30

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study was to integrate a gaze training intervention (i.e., quiet eye training; QET) that has been shown to improve the throwing and catching skill of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), within an approach (i.e., group therapy) that might alleviate the psychosocial influence of these motor skill deficits.

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Detailed Description

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Children with DCD will be randomly split into either QET group or a technical training (TT). The TT group will be given movement-related instructions via video, relating to the throw and catch phases, while the QET group will also be taught to fixate a target location on the wall prior to the throw (QE1) and to track the ball prior to the catch (QE2). Each group will take part in a 4- week, group therapy intervention and measurements of QE duration obtained from a mobile eye tracking system and catching performance are to be taken before and after training, and at a 6-week delayed retention test. Parental feedback on psychosocial and motor skill outcomes will also be collected at delayed retention.

Conditions

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Developmental Coordination Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Technical Training Group

15 children diagnosed with DCD

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Technical Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Children will watch an instructional video focused on movement related instructions regarding the throwing and catching task.

Quiet Eye Training Group

15 children diagnosed with DCD

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Quiet Eye Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Children will watch the same video as the TT group but will also receive instructions designed to optimise their quiet eye durations.

Interventions

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Technical Training

Children will watch an instructional video focused on movement related instructions regarding the throwing and catching task.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Quiet Eye Training

Children will watch the same video as the TT group but will also receive instructions designed to optimise their quiet eye durations.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Prior diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorder or suspected to have DCD
* Scores below the 5th percentile on the MABC-2 (Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2)
* Be of normal intelligence (assessed through parent/teacher feedback)
* No neurological disorder
* Normal of corrected-to-normal vision