Kinesio Taping and Physiotherapeutic Exercises for Children With DCD

Sponsor

The University of Hong Kong (Other)

Overall Status

Not yet recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT04123912

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Anticipated Duration (Months)

0.6

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Aim: To investigate the effectiveness of a novel elastic taping-augmented functional movement power training (KT-FMPT) program in improving leg muscular performance, body balance, motor proficiency and functional independence in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD).

Methodology: In this clinical trial, twenty children with DCD (aged 6-12) will be randomly assigned to either a KT-FMPT group or a placebo control group. Children in the KT-FMPT and control groups will receive elastic taping-augmented FMPT and general jogging exercise with non-elastic taping, respectively, for 12 weeks (2 hours/week). Major outcome measures: body balance and leg muscle activity will be measured via muscle sensors along with a force platform. Secondary outcome measures: leg muscle strength, motor proficiency and functional independence will be assessed by a digital dynamometer, the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 and Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory, respectively (before- and after-intervention measurements).

Significance: The KT-FMPT group is predicted to display much better muscular and motor performances than the control group. This novel training program can be readily adopted in clinical, school, or home settings to improve functional independence in children with DCD, an outcome with positive socioeconomic implications. Moreover, study findings will inspire future research work in children with other childhood-onset disabilities.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Developmental Coordination Disorder	Behavioral: Kinesio Taping - Functional Movement Power Training Behavioral: Jogging with placebo taping	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

20 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Effect of Kinesio Taping and Functional Movement Power Training on Neuromuscular Performance, Motor Proficiency and Functional Independence in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Anticipated Study Start Date :

Jan 1, 2020

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Dec 31, 2021

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Dec 31, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: KT-FMPT group	Behavioral: Kinesio Taping - Functional Movement Power Training Subjects assigned to the Kinesio Taping - Functional Movement Power Training (KT-FMPT) group will receive FMPT concurrent with KT. The FMPT protocol was developed by the research team with reference to common physiotherapeutic exercises for children with motor disabilities.9 It comprises 5 functional movement exercises and 6 lower-limb power/resistance training exercises using weights or resistance bands.
Placebo Comparator: Control group	Behavioral: Jogging with placebo taping Subjects assigned to the control group will receive no FMPT or KT, but participate in a jogging intervention with placebo tape applied on their calf muscles and removed after the intervention.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: KT-FMPT group

Behavioral: Kinesio Taping - Functional Movement Power Training

Subjects assigned to the Kinesio Taping - Functional Movement Power Training (KT-FMPT) group will receive FMPT concurrent with KT. The FMPT protocol was developed by the research team with reference to common physiotherapeutic exercises for children with motor disabilities.9 It comprises 5 functional movement exercises and 6 lower-limb power/resistance training exercises using weights or resistance bands.

Placebo Comparator: Control group

Behavioral: Jogging with placebo taping

Subjects assigned to the control group will receive no FMPT or KT, but participate in a jogging intervention with placebo tape applied on their calf muscles and removed after the intervention.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Change in leg muscle electromyographic activation onset latency time (in ms) [0 and 3 months]
Electromyographic activation onset of leg muscles
Change in centre of pressure movement pathway in standing (in mm/cm) [0 and 3 months]
Centre of pressure movement pathway in standing

Secondary Outcome Measures

Change in lower-extremity maximum isometric muscle strength (in kg/N) [0 and 3 months]
Maximum isometric leg muscle strength
Change in Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 percentile score [0 and 3 months]
Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 percentile (motor proficiency)
Change in Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory score [0 and 3 months]
Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory score (functional independence)

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

6 Years to 12 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

6- to 12-years-old
classified as DCD according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders V
score < 5th percentile on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children, 2nd edition (MABC-2)
total score < 46 on the DCD questionnaire (2007)
attending a mainstream primary school with intelligence level within the normal range
no KT or FMPT experience

Exclusion Criteria:

any known congenital, cognitive, psychiatric, neurological, sensorimotor, musculoskeletal or cardiopulmonary disorder that may affect test performance
receiving active rehabilitation treatment
demonstrating excessive disruptive behaviour
unable to follow instructions

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong		Hong Kong

Sponsors and Collaborators

The University of Hong Kong

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Shirley S.M. Fong, Dr, The University of Hong Kong

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT04123912

Other Study ID Numbers:

0001

First Posted:

Oct 11, 2019

Last Update Posted:

Oct 11, 2019

Last Verified:

Oct 1, 2019

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Undecided

Plan to Share IPD:

Undecided

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Motor Skills Disorders

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 11, 2019