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Trial reportScientific reports2022

Tai chi-muscle power training for children with developmental coordination disorder: a randomized controlled trial.

Shirley S M Fong, Louisa M Y Chung, Catherine Mary Schooling, Eric H Y Lau, Janet Y H Wong, Young-Hyeon Bae, Joanne W Y Chung

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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Shirley S M FongDepartment of Health and Physical Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, N.T, Hong Kong S.A.R., China. smfong_2004@yahoo.com.hk.
Louisa M Y ChungDepartment of Health and Physical Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, N.T, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.
Catherine Mary SchoolingSchool of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.
Eric H Y LauSchool of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.
Janet Y H WongSchool of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.
Young-Hyeon BaeKorea National Rehabilitation Center, Department of Healthcare and Public Health, Rehabilitation Research Institute, Seoul, 01022, Korea.
Joanne W Y ChungSchool of Nursing and Health Studies, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Homantin, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.
Education University of Hong Kong · HKUniversity of Hong Kong · HKCity University of New York · USNational Rehabilitation Center · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study compared the effectiveness of tai chi (TC) muscle power training (MPT), TC alone, MPT alone, and no training for improving the limits of stability (LOS) and motor and leg muscular performance and decreasing falls in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). One hundred and twenty-one children with DCD were randomly assigned to the TC-MPT, TC, MPT, or control group. The three intervention groups received TC-MPT, TC, or MPT three times per week for 3 months. Measurements were taken before and after the intervention period. The primary outcomes were the LOS completion time and dynamic LOS scores. The secondary outcomes included the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition total test score and percentile rank, knee muscle peak force and time to peak force, and the number of falls. None of the interventions affected the LOS test scores. Improvements in the peak forces of the knee extensors and flexors were demonstrated in the TC (p = 0.006) and MPT groups (p = 0.032), respectively. The number of falls also decreased in these two groups (p < 0.001). Thus, clinicians may prescribe TC or MPT for children with DCD to increase their knee muscle strength and reduce their risk of falls.

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Motor Skills DisordersTai JiChildHumansLower ExtremityMuscle, SkeletalMuscle Strength

Identifiers

PMID36543796
PMCPMC9769475
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