The Efficacy of Motor Imagery Additional to Task-Oriented Training for Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Study Protocol for a Randomized Open-Label Controlled Trial

Dev Neurorehabil. 2024 Oct;27(7):258-263. doi: 10.1080/17518423.2024.2398155. Epub 2024 Sep 4.

Abstract

Background: Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) affects school-age children and interferes with the practice of their daily activities. Task-oriented work and motor imagery have shown great efficacy in addressing this problem.

Objective: This study presents a protocol that seeks to understand the effectiveness of a combined program of both modalities on the motor competence of children susceptible to the presence of DCD.

Desing: Randomised controlled trial.

Methods: The participants are children susceptible to the presence of DCD (from 6 to 12 years old) distributed into an intervention group that received a total of 20 protocol sessions and a control group that continued with their usual school routine.

Keywords: Developmental coordination disorder; motor imagery; physical therapy; task-oriented training.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Clinical Trial Protocol

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Imagery, Psychotherapy / methods
  • Male
  • Motor Skills / physiology
  • Motor Skills Disorders* / rehabilitation
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Treatment Outcome