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Brain and body boost: school program improves skills in kids with coordination challenges
NCT ID NCT07486856
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a school program for children aged 7 to 11 with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), which affects movement and coordination. The program combined motor exercises with cognitive tasks like imagining actions and watching movements. Over 10 weeks, 20 children attended sessions three times a week. The goal was to see if this combined approach improves motor skills, posture, and thinking abilities like memory and flexibility.
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Study facts
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- 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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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7 to 11 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: Aged 7 to 11 years, currently enrolled as a primary school student. Meets the diagnostic characteristics of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) according to the DSM-5 criteria, confirmed via standardized screening tools. Total percentile score ≤ 16, or any subtest percentile score ≤ 5 on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2). Score on the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCD-Q) meets the screening cut-off for the corresponding age group. Parent/guardian reports that motor coordination issues have existed since early development. Possesses basic comprehension skills to understand researchers' instructions and complete motor training and cognitive tasks. Able to participate independently in daily school activities without severe motor functional limitations. Capable of completing the majority of the intervention sessions and the entire testing protocol. Exclusion Criteria: Currently receiving systematic specialized sports training or competitive athletic training. Recent surgery or acute injury that significantly impairs motor capacity. Severe neurological diseases or other health conditions that may affect motor performance. Co-morbidity with severe intellectual disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), or other developmental disorders that significantly affect the ability to participate in the experiment. Currently receiving rehabilitation treatments or other systematic motor intervention programs (e.g., physical therapy, occupational therapy, or psychomotor training). Inability to complete the behavioral tests or cooperate with the research procedures.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai University of Sport
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200438, China
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