Catching game reveals clues to Kids' motor skills
NCT ID NCT07028762
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study observes how preschool boys with and without motor difficulties catch a moving pendulum. Researchers measure movement timing and accuracy to understand how children plan and adjust their actions. The goal is to improve early diagnosis and support for kids with coordination challenges.
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 lead to better early screening tools and targeted therapies for children with motor coordination difficulties.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study with only 40 participants, so findings may not apply to all children. It aims to understand development, not test a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
Who is studied
The study population consists of preschool boys aged 4.5 to 7.0 years. Participants will be recruited from mainstream kindergartens and from an integrative preschool and rehabilitation center in the Czech Republic. The sample includes children with typical motor development, as well as children identified by educators and therapists as having motor coordination difficulties. Data will be collected within familiar educational or therapeutic environments to support natural task engagement.
- Ages
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4 to 7 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Age between 4.0 and 7.0 years (preschool age) * Male sex * Motor performance within the defined inclusion range based on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children - 2nd Edition (MABC-2) * Typically developing children (as assessed by educators or therapists), or * Children identified as having motor coordination difficulties Exclusion Criteria: * Children with intellectual disability * autism spectrum disorder * uncorrected vision impairment * hearing loss * neurological or psychiatric conditions, behavioral disorders, or orthopedic limitations will be excluded.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Lentilka - integrated kindergarden and rehabilitation center
RECRUITINGPardubice, Česká Republika, 530 02, Czechia
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