The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of an Action Observation and Motor Imagery (AOMI) combined with Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) intervention for children aged 7 to 11 years with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the AOMI combined with FMS intervention improve basic motor proficiency and posture control in children with DCD? Does this integrated motor-cognitive intervention enhance executive functions, specifically cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control, and spatial working memory? Researchers will compare an experimental group (receiving 30 minutes of AOMI and 30 minutes of FMS per session) to a control group (receiving 30 minutes of FMS and 30 minutes of non-specific activities) to see if the combined approach yields superior outcomes. A total of 20 strictly screened children with DCD will participate. Both groups will attend 60-minute intervention sessions, 3 times a week, for a total of 10 weeks, while maintaining their normal daily school activities.
See this in plain English?
AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.
Change in Inhibitory Control Assessed by the Stroop Task
Timeframe: Baseline (pre-intervention) and post-intervention (10 weeks).
Change in Cognitive Flexibility Assessed by the More-Odd Shifting
Timeframe: Baseline (pre-intervention) and post-intervention (10 weeks).
Change in Spatial Working Memory Assessed by the 16-Grid Paradigm
Timeframe: Baseline (pre-intervention) and post-intervention (10 weeks).