Kids with DCD walk differently when multitasking – new study investigates
NCT ID NCT06400043
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how children aged 7 to 17 with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) walk while also doing a thinking task or a moving task. Researchers will compare their walking patterns to those of typically developing children. The goal is to gather detailed movement data to better understand DCD.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help researchers better understand how DCD affects walking and multitasking, potentially guiding future therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with only 23 participants, so findings may not apply to all children with DCD. It does not test any treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 23 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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7 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * They have an official DCD diagnosis; * Are aged between 7 and 17 years old; * Can walk at least 15 minutes consecutively; * Have good or corrected vision. Exclusion Criteria: * They suffer from a neurological disorder; * Take medications that affect gait and balance; * Have undergone surgical procedures on the lower limbs in the past; * Experience pain in their lower limbs or back at the time of testing.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ghent University
RECRUITINGGhent, East-Flanders, 9000, Belgium
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Ghent University
RECRUITINGGhent, 9000, Belgium
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