SynthesisClinical rehabilitation2017
A systematic review of high quality randomized controlled trials investigating motor skill programmes for children with developmental coordination disorder.
Synthesis in Clinical rehabilitation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Experimental Research Study About the Effectiveness of a Physiotherapy Program Based on Motor Imagery and Task-oriented Training in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder
Study Protocol to Examine the Effects of Acute Exercise on Motor Learning and Brain Activity in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder (ExLe-Brain-DCD)
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dose-response relationship between exercise interventions and motor skills in children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
- International clinical practice recommendations on the definition, diagnosis, assessment, intervention, and psychosocial aspects of developmental coordination disorder.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2019Guideline
- Do video game interventions improve motor outcomes in children with developmental coordination disorder? A systematic review using the ICF framework.BMC pediatrics · 2019Pooled it
- Task-oriented interventions for children with developmental co-ordination disorder.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Occupational Therapy for Children With DCD and Academic Difficulties: A Pan-Canadian Survey.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie · 2026Article
- Motor imagery as a cognitive mechanism in interventions for children with developmental coordination disorder: a narrative review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Effects of swimming intervention on motor competence and dynamic balance in children at risk for developmental coordination disorder: a pre-post intervention study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Eye Tracking-Based Characterization of Fixations during Reading in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders.Brain sciences · 2024Article
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- The Effects of a 6-Week Swimming Intervention on Gross Motor Development in Primary School Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A Clinical Practice Guide to Enhance Physical Activity Participation for Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder in Canada.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2023Article
- The Effects of Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents with Developmental Coordination Disorder.Neurology international · 2023Review
- Efficacy of a Task-Oriented Intervention for Children with a Dual Diagnosis of Specific Learning Disabilities and Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Pilot Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Pediatric care for children with developmental coordination disorder, can we do better?Biomedical journal · 2022Review
- Can exercise shape your brain? A review of aerobic exercise effects on cognitive function and neuro-physiological underpinning mechanisms.AIMS neuroscience · 2022Review
- International clinical practice recommendations on the definition, diagnosis, assessment, intervention, and psychosocial aspects of developmental coordination disorder - Chinese (Mandarin) translation.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2020Review
- Participation in Everyday Activities of Children with and without Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study in Spain.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Physical Literacy as A Framework of Assessment and Intervention for Children and Youth with Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Narrative Critical Review of Conventional Practice and Proposal for Future Directions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- Motor skill intervention for pre-school children: A scoping review.African journal of disability · 2020Article
- Developmental coordination disorder and dysgraphia: signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and rehabilitation.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2019Review
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify effective motor training interventions for children with developmental coordination disorder from research graded as high quality (using objective criteria) for the purpose of informing evidence-based clinical practice. DATA SOURCES: We followed the guidance for conducting systematic reviews issued by the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination. Six OvidSP electronic databases (AMED, All EBM reviews (including Cochrane), Embase, Ovid MEDLINE, PsychARTICLES Full Text, PsycINFO) were searched systematically. We aimed to retain only randomized control trials and systematic reviews of randomized control trials, defined as the highest level of evidence by the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. We searched reference lists of retained articles to identify further appropriate articles. REVIEW
methodsTwo reviewers critically appraised and categorized articles by effect size (including confidence intervals), inclusion of power calculations and quality using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale. Only studies scoring seven or more on the PEDro scale (classed by the PEDro as high reliability) were retained.
resultsNo systematic reviews met our criteria for inclusion from 846 articles yielded by the systematic search. Nine randomized control trials investigating 15 interventions to improve motor skills met our inclusion criteria for 'high quality'. Nevertheless, not all included studies were adequately powered for determining an effect.
conclusionLarge effect sizes associated with 95 % confidence intervals suggest that 'Neuromotor Task Training', 'Task-oriented Motor Training' and 'Motor Imagery + Task Practice Training' are the most effective reported interventions for improving motor skills in children with developmental coordination disorder.
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