Virtual reality reveals how kids with DCD learn to balance

NCT ID NCT06802094

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study looks at how children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) learn balance tasks using virtual reality. Researchers will measure movement patterns and brain activity during a 30-minute session and again after one week. The goal is to understand differences in learning strategies between the two groups.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Single-session balance intervention in virtual reality (GRAIL or CAREN system)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could help design better balance training programs for children with coordination difficulties.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-stage observational study with only 50 participants. It does not test a treatment, so results may not lead to direct clinical changes.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

developmental coordination disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

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Locations

  • Hasselt Univeristy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences

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    Diepenbeek, Limburg, 3590, Belgium

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