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Motor-Cognitive Integrated Intervention for Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder

NCT07486856 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2026-03-25

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of an Action Observation and Motor Imagery (AOMI) combined with Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) intervention for children aged 7 to 11 years with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does the AOMI combined with FMS intervention improve basic motor proficiency and posture control in children with DCD?

Does this integrated motor-cognitive intervention enhance executive functions, specifically cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control, and spatial working memory?

Researchers will compare an experimental group (receiving 30 minutes of AOMI and 30 minutes of FMS per session) to a control group (receiving 30 minutes of FMS and 30 minutes of non-specific activities) to see if the combined approach yields superior outcomes.

A total of 20 strictly screened children with DCD will participate. Both groups will attend 60-minute intervention sessions, 3 times a week, for a total of 10 weeks, while maintaining their normal daily school activities.

Conditions

  • Developmental Coordination Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Action Observation and Motor Imagery (AOMI) Training

A computerized "observe-imagine-execute" cognitive training framework aimed at enhancing internal motor representations via visual observation and mental imagery. This component lasts for 30 minutes per session.

BEHAVIORAL

Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) Training

Physical training progressively focusing on core locomotor and object control skills (e.g., running, jumping, kicking, throwing, catching). This component lasts for 30 minutes per session.

BEHAVIORAL

General Physical Activities

Non-specific physical activities lacking specialized cognitive training elements, serving as a time-matched control condition. This component lasts for 30 minutes per session.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shanghai University of Sport

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • kun Zhu, Ph.D. · Shanghai University of Sport

  • bin Zhang, Ph.D. · Shanghai University of Sport

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-01
Primary Completion
2025-06-30
Completion
2025-06-30

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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