Clinical trials: Motor Skills Development
Pregnancy
N-3 Fatty Acid Requirements for Human Development
Polyunsaturated fatty acids known as n-3 fatty acids are essential dietary nutrients for humans, and are known to be important to reducing the risk of certain diseases, particularly those related to neural system, cardiovascular…
- Trial name
- NCT00620672
- Testing
- omega 3 fatty acids, vegetable oil
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Handwritten Text Production in Adults With Autism
The main objective is to assess the psycholinguistic and graphomotor characteristics of written production in patients with ASD.
- Trial name
- PEMTAA (NCT06304701)
- Testing
- Cognitive and writing tests
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Niort
Child Development, Motor Skills
Motor-Focused Exercise and Brain Development in Preschool Children
This study will test whether a structured motor-focused exercise program can improve both brain function and gross motor skills in preschool children.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Motor Skills, Neurodevelopment, Brain Function
- Trial name
- MoBraD (NCT07307742)
- Testing
- Motor-Focused Physical Education, Ordinary Physical Education
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hunan Normal University
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
The Relationship Between Reaction Time and Motor Skills in Children With Pervasive Developmental Disorders
This study examines whether the relationship between reaction time and motor skills differs between children aged 3-6 with pervasive developmental disorders and typically developing peers.
- Trial name
- NCT07503106
- Testing
- Peabody Developmental Motor Scales
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yeditepe University
Developmental Coordination Disorder, Developmental Dyspraxia
Reliability and Validity of a Computerized Tool to Assess Proprioception Among Children With Coordination Disorders
Coordination disorders are common among children that arrive to child development services. Children with coordination disorders have impaired proprioceptive sensation and motor planning.
- Conditions
- Developmental Coordination Disorder, Developmental Dyspraxia, Clumsy Child Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03285776
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jay Zuckerman
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Effects of Task-Oriented Intervention in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder
physical coordination is impacted by developmental coordination disorder (DCD), commonly referred to as dyspraxia. It makes a youngster appear to move clumsily and perform worse than expected in everyday tasks for their age.
- Trial name
- NCT06736119
- Testing
- Task Oriented Intervention
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Youth Volleyball, Sports Performance
Comparative Effects of High-Intensity Interval and Functional Training on Performance Outcomes in Adolescent Female Volleyball Players
Background Volleyball requires repeated explosive actions, agility, and technical precision, demanding contributions from both aerobic and anaerobic energy systems.
- Conditions
- Youth Volleyball, Sports Performance, Neuromuscular Function, Aerobic Capacity
- Trial name
- NCT07181031
- Testing
- High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), High-Intensity Functional Training (HIFT)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duvenciler Anadolu Lİsesi
Motor Skills Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) corresponds to a clumsiness, a slowness and an inaccuracy of motor performance. This neurodevelopmental disorder affects 6% of school-aged children, and disturbs daily life activities and…
- Trial name
- DYSENS (NCT05154799)
- Testing
- Proprioception and tactile localization with manual or ocular response and/or free hand grasp
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Training Effectiveness, Motor Skills Development
Different Types of Feedback in Sports
The aim of the study is to examine the effects of mixed (visual + verbal) feedback, visual feedback and verbal feedback methods applied to gymnasts between the ages of 7-11 on the front scale, back scale (knee-knee), back scale…
- Conditions
- Training Effectiveness, Motor Skills Development, Motor Learning
- Trial name
- NCT07082647
- Testing
- Mixed feedback method, Visual feedback method, Verbal feedback method
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University
Aging, Cognitive Performance
Development, Validity, and Reliability of the Reactive Skill Test in Older Adults
Aging is associated with cognitive and physical decline, leading to an increased risk of falls in older adults. Recent evidence highlights the critical role of cognitive functions-such as attention, memory, and executive…
- Trial name
- NCT07103837
- Testing
- Reactive Skill Test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Balikesir University
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Motor Intervention for Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder
This study focuses on the effects of physical activity in schools on the cognitive function and physical fitness of children with and without developmental coordination disorder (DCD).
- Trial name
- NCT06544317
- Testing
- physical training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhiguang Ji
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD
Effects of Parent-child Co-participation in Physical Activity
Literature reviews and studies of physical activity (PA) interventions suggest that active parental involvement is an important component of supporting PA levels in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
- Trial name
- NCT07236346
- Testing
- A parent-child co-participation in physical activity
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bayburt University
Teacher Self-efficacy for Teaching PE, Teacher PE Instruction
Evaluation of Aim to Play, a User-Friendly Digital Application for Teacher Skills Training and Physical Education Activities for 3-5 Grade Students
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the newly developed Pocket PE 3-5 app, designed for use by teachers of 3rd-, 4th-, and 5th-grade students.
- Conditions
- Teacher Self-efficacy for Teaching PE, Teacher PE Instruction, Student PE Enjoyment, Student Physical Activity
- Trial name
- AimToPlay3-5 (NCT07203313)
- Testing
- Digital PE teaching app
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,872 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saavsus, Inc.
Developmental Coordination Disorder, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Impaired Toilet Training, LUTS and Bowel Dysfunction in Children With DCD
This cross-sectional case-control study aimed to determine whether there is a significant difference in the prevalence of impaired toilet training, LUTS, and functional bowel problems among children diagnosed with DCD and…
- Conditions
- Developmental Coordination Disorder, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Bowel Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT06311110
- Testing
- Vancouver symptom score for dysfunctional elimination symptoms Questionnaire, Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire, Questionnaire concerning impaired toilettraining and comorbities
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Characterization of (A)Typical Sensorimotor Pathways in Individuals With Autism
The goal of this interventional study is to understand whether sensorimotor skills could represent an endophenotype for autism, i.e.
- Trial name
- MovAUT (NCT07389720)
- Testing
- clinical assessment, Neuropsychological examination, Neurophysiological evaluation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Effect of tDCS on Postural Control of Children With DCD
This study investigates the effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on postural control of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD).
- Trial name
- NCT03892083
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Development of Children With DCD Before the Age of Six
The aim of this study is to map the early development of children with DCD and compare it to typically developing (TD) children.
- Trial name
- NCT03690843
- Testing
- Test Battery
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Developmental Coordination Disorder
The Effects of a Group-based Gaze Training Intervention for Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder
The aim of this study was to integrate a gaze training intervention (i.e., quiet eye training; QET) that has been shown to improve the throwing and catching skill of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), within…
- Trial name
- NCT02904980
- Testing
- Technical Training, Quiet Eye Training
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Manchester Metropolitan University
Preschool Children
Combined Movement and Storytelling Intervention on Physical Performance in Children
This study protocol aims to analyze and compare the effects of combined movement and storytelling intervention (CMSI) on fundamental motor skills (locomotor skills and object control), language development (language…
- Trial name
- CMSI&Child (NCT06016296)
- Testing
- Combined Movement and Storytelling Intervention
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica del Maule
Motor Activity, Motor Coordination
Does Daily Physical Education Improve Motor Skill Development and Health-Related Physical Fitness in Preschool Children?
Background: During childhood, physical activity (PA) plays a fundamental role in motor development, as movement experiences during this critical period support the acquisition of both fine and gross motor skills (GMS) and foster…
- Conditions
- Motor Activity, Motor Coordination, Child Development, Excercise
- Trial name
- NCT07709949
- Testing
- Six-month daily PE program (5x/week), led by PE specialists and teachers, combining ball sports, gymnastics, athletics, yoga, aerobics, dance, and martial arts for preschoolers.
- Where
- Serbia
- Volunteers
- 323 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Novi Sad