Development Coordination DisorderNCT07631832
Active Video Games in Children With DCD
A study testing Active Video Game Training and Conventional Occupational Therapy in people with Development Coordination Disorder, run by ZEYNEP KOLİT at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a condition that affects a child's ability to perform coordinated motor activities and may also impact visual perception and motor planning skills. Children with DCD often experience difficulties in daily activities, school tasks, and participation in play and sports. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 5 to 8 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Development Coordination Disorder
- What is being tested?
- Active Video Game Training and Conventional Occupational Therapy
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 70 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 3 Jun 2026to 4 Aug 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 5 to 8 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) according to DSM-5 criteria
- Aged between 5 years and 8 years 11 months
- Able to understand and follow test instructions
- Willing to participate in the study
- Parent or legal guardian able to provide informed consent
Who cannot join
- Presence of any other neurodevelopmental or neurological disorder
- Visual or hearing impairment that may interfere with the assessment procedures
- Orthopedic conditions preventing participation in active video game activities
- Attention or behavioral problems that may interfere with treatment compliance
- Receipt of any sensory-motor therapy within the previous 3 months
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Lokman Hekim University, Department of Occupational Therapy
Ankara
About this study
Official title: The Effects of Active Video Game-Based Interventions on Visual Perception and Visual Praxis in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a condition that affects a child's ability to perform coordinated motor activities and may also impact visual perception and motor planning skills. Children with DCD often experience difficulties in daily activities, school tasks, and participation in play and sports.
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate whether adding active video game-based training to a conventional occupational therapy program improves visual perception and visual praxis in children with DCD. Participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group receiving active video game-based training in addition to conventional occupational therapy or a control group receiving conventional occupational therapy alone. The intervention will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks.
The findings of this study may help determine whether active video game-based interventions are an effective and engaging approach for improving visual-perceptual and visual-motor planning skills in children with DCD.
- Conditions
- Development Coordination Disorder
- Being tested
- Active Video Game Training, Conventional Occupational Therapy
- Medical subject headings
- Motor Skills Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Active Video Game TrainingOther
Also called virtual reality
Participants will receive active video game-based training using Nintendo Wii Fit Plus in addition to conventional occupational therapy. The program will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks (16 sessions total), with each session lasting approximately 45-60 minutes. The intervention includes balance, aerobic, strengthening, and yoga-based interactive games designed to promote visual-perceptual, motor planning, and motor coordination skills in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder.
Conventional Occupational TherapyOther
Participants will receive a conventional occupational therapy program. The program will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks (16 sessions total), with each session lasting approximately 45-60 minutes.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| intervention | Experimental | Participants will receive a conventional occupational therapy program in addition to an active video game-based intervention using Nintendo Wii Fit Plus. The intervention will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks, with each session lasting approximately 45-60 minutes. Receives: Other: Active Video Game Training; Other: Conventional Occupational Therapy |
| control group | Active comparator | Participants will receive a conventional occupational therapy program. The intervention will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks, with each session lasting approximately 45-60 minutes. Receives: Other: Conventional Occupational Therapy |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Visual Perception
Visual perception will be assessed using the Motor-Free Visual Perception Test-3 (MVPT-3). Higher scores indicate better visual perceptual performance.
Measured: Baseline and immediately after the 8-week intervention
Visual Praxis
Visual praxis will be assessed using the Constructional Praxis subtest of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT). Higher scores indicate better visual praxis performance.
Measured: Baseline and immediately after the 8-week intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted8 Jun 2026
- Study start3 Jun 2026
- Primary completion4 Aug 2026
- Study completion4 Aug 2026
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Development Coordination DisorderStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 70 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- ZEYNEP KOLİT
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, ZEYNEP KOLİT, Hacettepe University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07631832
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- ZK26
- Status last verified
- Aug 2026
- First submitted
- 2 Jun 2026
- Last updated
- 6 Aug 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 Aug 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effects of Active Video Game-Based Interventions on Visual Perception and Visual Praxis in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07631832
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- ZK26
- Conditions
- Development Coordination Disorder
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 70 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- ZEYNEP KOLİTUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 3 Jun 2026 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 4 Aug 2026 (actual)
- Study completion
- 4 Aug 2026 (actual)
- First posted
- 8 Jun 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a condition that affects a child's ability to perform coordinated motor activities and may also impact visual perception and motor planning skills. Children with DCD often experience difficulties in daily activities, school tasks, and participation in play and sports.
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate whether adding active video game-based training to a conventional occupational therapy program improves visual perception and visual praxis in children with DCD. Participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group receiving active video game-based training in addition to conventional occupational therapy or a control group receiving conventional occupational therapy alone. The intervention will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks.
The findings of this study may help determine whether active video game-based interventions are an effective and engaging approach for improving visual-perceptual and visual-motor planning skills in children with DCD.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| intervention | Experimental | Other: Active Video Game Training, Other: Conventional Occupational TherapyParticipants will receive a conventional occupational therapy program in addition to an active video game-based intervention using Nintendo Wii Fit Plus. The intervention will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks, with each session lasting approximately 45-60 minutes. |
| control group | Active comparator | Other: Conventional Occupational TherapyParticipants will receive a conventional occupational therapy program. The intervention will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks, with each session lasting approximately 45-60 minutes. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 5 to 8 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) according to DSM-5 criteria
- Aged between 5 years and 8 years 11 months
- Able to understand and follow test instructions
- Willing to participate in the study
- Parent or legal guardian able to provide informed consent
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Presence of any other neurodevelopmental or neurological disorder
- Visual or hearing impairment that may interfere with the assessment procedures
- Orthopedic conditions preventing participation in active video game activities
- Attention or behavioral problems that may interfere with treatment compliance
- Receipt of any sensory-motor therapy within the previous 3 months
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Active Video Game TrainingAlso: virtual realityParticipants will receive active video game-based training using Nintendo Wii Fit Plus in addition to conventional occupational therapy. The program will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks (16 sessions total), with each session lasting approximately 45-60 minutes. The intervention includes balance, aerobic, strengthening, and yoga-based interactive games designed to promote visual-perceptual, motor planning, and motor coordination skills in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. | Other | intervention |
| Conventional Occupational TherapyParticipants will receive a conventional occupational therapy program. The program will be delivered twice weekly for 8 weeks (16 sessions total), with each session lasting approximately 45-60 minutes. | Other | control group, intervention |
Primary outcome
Visual Perception
Time frame: Baseline and immediately after the 8-week intervention
Visual perception will be assessed using the Motor-Free Visual Perception Test-3 (MVPT-3). Higher scores indicate better visual perceptual performance.
Visual Praxis
Time frame: Baseline and immediately after the 8-week intervention
Visual praxis will be assessed using the Constructional Praxis subtest of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT). Higher scores indicate better visual praxis performance.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 6 Aug 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Active Video Game Training and Conventional Occupational Therapy in people with Development Coordination Disorder, run by ZEYNEP KOLİT at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Aug 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Visual Perception (time frame: Baseline and immediately after the 8-week intervention). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Aug 2026.