Dual-tasking Effect on Gait in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder
ConditionGait
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age7-17
SponsorUniversity Ghent
About this trial
The aim of the study is to collect data in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) aged between 7 and 17 years for analyses of the gait pattern while walking at the Gait Real-time Analysis Interactive Lab (GRAIL) at the university hospital of Ghent.
Children with DCD will be asked to take a motor test (M-ABC-2) as well as walk on the treadmill during a single session of approximately 3 hours.
The following data will be collected on the GRAIL while subjects walk at different gait speeds: 3D kinematics, kinetics, and EMG.
Additionally, 3D kinematics, kinetics, and EMG data will be collected when performing either a cognitive (Stroop Color and Word Test) or motor (requiring arm swing) dual-task while walking at comfortable walking speed..
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
They have an official DCD diagnosis;
Are aged between 7 and 17 years old;
Can walk at least 15 minutes consecutively;
Have good or corrected vision.
Disqualifiers
They suffer from a neurological disorder;
Take medications that affect gait and balance;
Have undergone surgical procedures on the lower limbs in the past;
Experience pain in their lower limbs or back at the time of testing.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Cognitive dual-task
- Motor dual-task
Treatment groups
23 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
University Ghent
Lead sponsor
University Hospital, Ghent
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov