Dual-tasking Effect on Gait in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder

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Conditions studied: Gait

In brief

The aim of the study is to collect data in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) aged between 7 and 17 years for analyses of the gait pattern while walking at the Gait Real-time Analysis Interactive Lab (GRAIL) at the university hospital of Ghent. Children with DCD will be asked to take a motor test (M-ABC-2) as well as walk on the treadmill during a single session of approximately 3 hours. The following data will be collected on the GRAIL while subjects walk at different gait speeds: 3D kinematics, kinetics, and EMG. Additionally, 3D kinematics, kinetics, and EMG data will be collected when performing either a cognitive (Stroop Color and Word Test) or motor (requiring arm swing) dual-task while walking at comfortable walking speed..

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06400043

Run by

University Ghent

People needed

23

Starts

2024-07-12

Expected to finish

2026-08-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-20

Who can join

Age: 7 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• They have an official DCD diagnosis;
• Are aged between 7 and 17 years old;
• Can walk at least 15 minutes consecutively;
• Have good or corrected vision.

You may not qualify if…

• They suffer from a neurological disorder;
• Take medications that affect gait and balance;
• Have undergone surgical procedures on the lower limbs in the past;
• Experience pain in their lower limbs or back at the time of testing.

Where it is running

• Ghent University — Ghent, East-Flanders, Belgium (enrolling)
• Ghent University — Ghent, Belgium (enrolling)

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