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Motor Intervention for Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder
Sponsor: Zhiguang Ji
Summary
This study focuses on the effects of physical activity in schools on the cognitive function and physical fitness of children with and without developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Methods: 58 children with DCD participated in an 8-week exercise program. Children's standing broad jump (SBJ), 50m dash, 50m\*8 shuttle run, mental rotation and executive functions were assessed before and after training. A mixed-design analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted separately for each performance variable.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
8 Years - 12 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
200
Start Date
2024-08-01
Completion Date
2025-05-30
Last Updated
2024-08-09
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
physical training
All children received a series of 90-minute sessions 3 times a week for 8 weeks of after-school physical training. Each session began with a warm-up (20 min), three or four tasks related to the skill to be developed (aerobic training, resistance training, other activities designed to improve motor skills and balance, stretching and flexibility activities and core strength and posture exercises; 60 min) and a cool-down (10 min). Children were divided into six groups, with the number of children in each group ranging from eight to twelve.
Locations (1)
Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Shanghai, Pudong, China