The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether intensive sensory stimulation therapy can improve upper limb motor skills and sensory function in children aged 12-16 years with severe symptoms of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). The main questions it aims to answer are:
1. Will children with DCD who undergo intensive sensory stimulation therapy show greater improvement in upper limb motor function compared to those receiving standard therapy? 2. Will intensive sensory stimulation therapy lead to better sensory function outcomes, including joint position sense, resistance sense, pressure sense, temperature perception, and two-point discrimination? Researchers will compare children receiving intensive sensory stimulation therapy to those receiving standard therapy without intensive sensory stimulation to see if the targeted intervention results in superior improvements in motor and sensory function.
between 12-16 years of age
diagnosed severe symptoms of the developmental coordination disorder based on The Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2nd Edition (M-ABC 2), with scores ranging from 40 to 50
typical intellectual development (i.e., children attending mainstream education)
voluntary participation and informed consent signed by parents or legal guardians
current or previous diagnosis of serious orthopaedic or neurological conditions (e.g. fractures, congenital deformities, cerebral palsy, etc.)
history of any surgical procedures
history of significant musculoskeletal pain or dysfunction lasting more than two weeks and requiring medical or physiotherapeutic intervention, or any such symptoms occurring within one month prior to the study
any current musculoskeletal dysfunction and/or pain
The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
Lead sponsor
Daugavpils University, Department of Healthcare
Collaborator