Effects of Acute Exercise on Motor Learning and Brain Activity in Children With DCD (ExLeBrainDCD)
Developmental Coordination Disorder
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Developmental Coordination Disorder focused on measuring Visuomotor adaptation, Attention, Physical exercise, Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), Cortical activation, Prefrontal cortex, Children
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Movement assessment battery for children - second edition (MABC-2) score: developmental coordination disorder (DCD) group score <15% and typically developed (TD) group score >25% An average or better cognitive ability tested through the Test of Nonverbal Intelligence version 4 (TONI-4) A parent-report history to confirm that, according to the child's pediatrician, motor difficulties showed by their child cannot be explained by any other neurological, developmental, and/or severe psychosocial problem. Comorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, attention deficit disorder, and dyslexia will be acceptable in order to better represent the DCD population since data population-based studies suggest that almost 40% of the children with DCD have combined problems related to learning and/or attentional disorders. Exclusion Criteria: Participant health status do not allow hem/her to participate in physical activities (Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire, PAR-Q) Other comorbidities than attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, attention deficit disorder, and/or dyslexia Reported neurological, developmental, and/or severe psychosocial problem that could explain the motor development problem Participant that takes medication that could affect results Uncorrected 20/20 vision
Sites / Locations
- Escola Bosc de MontjuïcRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
No Intervention
Experimental
No Intervention
EX-TD
CON-TD
EX-DCD
CON-DCD
Typical developed children that perform acute exercise prior to the learning task
Typical developed children that not perform acute exercise prior to the learning task
Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) that perform acute exercise prior to the learning task
Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) that not perform acute exercise prior to the learning task