An interventional study of Kinesio Taping - Functional Movement Power Training and Jogging with placebo taping in Developmental Coordination Disorder, sponsored by The University of Hong Kong. Status unknown at 1 site in Hong Kong. Open to participants aged 6 Years to 12 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-10-11.
Sponsored by The University of Hong Kong · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
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.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Behavioral: Kinesio Taping - Functional Movement Power Training
Behavioral: Jogging with placebo taping
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.
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.
Change in leg muscle electromyographic activation onset latency time (in ms)
Electromyographic activation onset of leg muscles
Time frame: 0 and 3 months
Change in centre of pressure movement pathway in standing (in mm/cm)
Centre of pressure movement pathway in standing
Time frame: 0 and 3 months
Change in lower-extremity maximum isometric muscle strength (in kg/N)
Maximum isometric leg muscle strength
Time frame: 0 and 3 months
Change in Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 percentile score
Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 percentile (motor proficiency)
Time frame: 0 and 3 months
Change in Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory score
Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory score (functional independence)
Time frame: 0 and 3 months
Plan to share: Undecided
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