Social Skills in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)

NCT ID: NCT05092893

Last Updated: 2022-08-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 175 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-09-28
• Study Completion Date: 2022-01-18

Brief Summary

In this study we will examine the social-communicative skills of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) by using online parental questionnaires in children aged 5 to 15y.

Detailed Description

Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder described in the DSM-V characterized by motor coordination problems which significantly interfere with daily living activities and participation. The problems cannot be explained by another disorder and are already present in early life.

Although DCD is a 'motor' disorder, other domains may equally be affected. Children with DCD show lower health-related quality of life, more socio-emotional problems, and experience more academic difficulties. It has been proposed that social skills may mediate the emergence of socio-emotional problems at a later age. Previous research has suggested that socials skills of children with DCD may be altered. However, the process remains unclear. One possible hypothesis is that early motor coordination problems leads to avoiding or inhibits age-appropriate physical and social activities, which may reduce the opportunities to develop adequate socials skills and/or may impact negatively on a child's developing self-esteem and create a sense of isolation and exclusion.

Indeed, it has been reported that these children spend more time playing alone and are often onlookers instead of actively engaging in play. In general they exhibit a lower participation rate which may contribute to the reported poorer peer relations, less (deep) friendships, and a tendency for more bullying and loneliness. They also feel less competent in peer and social relations. Poorer social interaction skills and more social communication problems have been recognized in these children even interfering in non-verbal skills such as poorer recognizing of facial expressions and emotions and a reduced tendency to follow gaze which may be similar to children with ASD.

It can be debated if these social problems are comorbid or rather a secondary consequence.

With this study the investigators aim to map social responsiveness problems in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder and clarify if and which domains are most affected. The investigators defined the following research question: "Do children with Developmental Coordination Disorder experience social responsiveness problems compared to typically developing children? If so, which domains are most affected?".

Conditions

Developmental Coordination Disorder

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_ONLY
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

INCLUSION:

• Confirmed diagnosis of DCD
• Comorbidities are allowed (f.e. ASD, ADHD, ADD,…)

EXCLUSION:

o Any other neurodevelopmental disorder which might affect motor development (f.e. CP).

Online parental questionnaires

Intervention Type: OTHER

The SRS-2 is a parental 65-item questionnaire to detect difficulties in social responsiveness in children with autism spectrum disorder. Four different forms are available: preschoolers (2.5-4.5 years), school-aged children (4-18 years), adults (≥ 19 years) and adults self-report. In this study, only the form for school-aged children will be used.

The DCDQ'07 is a parental 15-item questionnaire to detect the risk of DCD in children between 5 and 15 years of age. Parents are asked to compare their child's motor performance to his/her peers using a 5-point Likert scale. The total sum score is compared to age-specific cut-off scores to determine the risk of DCD. Belgian norms are available since 2007.

Interventions

Online parental questionnaires

The SRS-2 is a parental 65-item questionnaire to detect difficulties in social responsiveness in children with autism spectrum disorder. Four different forms are available: preschoolers (2.5-4.5 years), school-aged children (4-18 years), adults (≥ 19 years) and adults self-report. In this study, only the form for school-aged children will be used.

The DCDQ'07 is a parental 15-item questionnaire to detect the risk of DCD in children between 5 and 15 years of age. Parents are asked to compare their child's motor performance to his/her peers using a 5-point Likert scale. The total sum score is compared to age-specific cut-off scores to determine the risk of DCD. Belgian norms are available since 2007.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Confirmed diagnosis of DCD
• Comorbidities are allowed (f.e. ASD, ADHD, ADD,…)

Exclusion Criteria

• Any other neurodevelopmental disorder which might affect motor development (f.e. CP).

• Minimum Eligible Age: 5 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 15 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University Ghent

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Dominique Van de Velde

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Ghent

Locations

Ghent University

Ghent, , Belgium

Countries

Belgium

References

De Roubaix A, Roeyers H, Van Waelvelde H, Bar-On L. Social responsiveness in children with developmental coordination disorder. Braz J Phys Ther. 2024 Jan-Feb;28(1):100591. doi: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2024.100591. Epub 2024 Feb 9.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 38394720 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

b6702021000688

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id