We12BFit!—Improving Physical Fitness in 7–12-Year-Old Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: Protocol of a Multicenter Single-Arm Mixed-Method Study
Background: Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) are less physically fit than their typically developing peers. No substantiated treatments are available for children with DCD to address this issue.Aims: This study aims to describe 1. the design and rationale of We12BFit!-PF, a tr...
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| author | Petra Braaksma Ilse Stuive Frouwien D. van der Hoek Corry K. van der Sluis Marina M. Schoemaker Rienk Dekker |
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| description | Background: Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) are less physically fit than their typically developing peers. No substantiated treatments are available for children with DCD to address this issue.Aims: This study aims to describe 1. the design and rationale of We12BFit!-PF, a training to increase cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength and anaerobic power in 7-12-year-old children with DCD and 2. the methods to examine its preliminary effectiveness and feasibility.Methods: We12BFit!-PF was developed using the steps of defining a treatment theory as proposed by Whyte et al. This includes the definition of targets, mechanisms of action, and essential ingredients. We12BFit!-PF will be evaluated in children diagnosed with DCD according to the criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders (DSM-V) aged 7–12, recruited from rehabilitation centers and physical therapy clinics. Indication for participation will be a need related to enhancing PF, for example tiring quickly, being quickly out of breath or being unable to keep up with peers during PA. During the treatment the participants will be engaged in a group training (2 × 60 min/week, 10 weeks) targeting cardiorespiratory fitness using high intensity interval training, muscle strength using exercises without weights and anaerobic power using plyometrics. Training intensity during high intensity interval training will be monitored with heart rate monitors, if necessary the intensity will be adjusted. Using a single-arm mixed-method design, the preliminary effectiveness will be determined using the 20 meter Shuttle Run Test, hand held dynamometry (JAMAR and MicroFET) and the Muscle Power Sprint Test, which will be assessed in week 0, 11, and 23. Feasibility will be assessed by interviewing parents and children and by organizing a focus group session with the trainers at the end of We12BFit!-PF. Based on a 5% improvement in VO2peak the minimum sample size is 19 children.Ethics and dissemination: The University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen medical ethics committee approved the study (METC 2015.216). Final results will be disseminated via scientific publications, presentations and congress proceedings. Funding organizations will receive a final study report.Trial Registration: This study was registered with Netherlands Trial Registry (NTR6334, www.trialregister.nl). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-68416b4b0bf7479f9da0011bc2d245b42022-12-21T17:44:27ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602018-12-01610.3389/fped.2018.00396413564We12BFit!—Improving Physical Fitness in 7–12-Year-Old Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: Protocol of a Multicenter Single-Arm Mixed-Method StudyPetra Braaksma0Ilse Stuive1Frouwien D. van der Hoek2Corry K. van der Sluis3Marina M. Schoemaker4Rienk Dekker5Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsCenter for Rehabilitation, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsCenter for Rehabilitation, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsCenter for Human Movement Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsBackground: Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) are less physically fit than their typically developing peers. No substantiated treatments are available for children with DCD to address this issue.Aims: This study aims to describe 1. the design and rationale of We12BFit!-PF, a training to increase cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength and anaerobic power in 7-12-year-old children with DCD and 2. the methods to examine its preliminary effectiveness and feasibility.Methods: We12BFit!-PF was developed using the steps of defining a treatment theory as proposed by Whyte et al. This includes the definition of targets, mechanisms of action, and essential ingredients. We12BFit!-PF will be evaluated in children diagnosed with DCD according to the criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders (DSM-V) aged 7–12, recruited from rehabilitation centers and physical therapy clinics. Indication for participation will be a need related to enhancing PF, for example tiring quickly, being quickly out of breath or being unable to keep up with peers during PA. During the treatment the participants will be engaged in a group training (2 × 60 min/week, 10 weeks) targeting cardiorespiratory fitness using high intensity interval training, muscle strength using exercises without weights and anaerobic power using plyometrics. Training intensity during high intensity interval training will be monitored with heart rate monitors, if necessary the intensity will be adjusted. Using a single-arm mixed-method design, the preliminary effectiveness will be determined using the 20 meter Shuttle Run Test, hand held dynamometry (JAMAR and MicroFET) and the Muscle Power Sprint Test, which will be assessed in week 0, 11, and 23. Feasibility will be assessed by interviewing parents and children and by organizing a focus group session with the trainers at the end of We12BFit!-PF. Based on a 5% improvement in VO2peak the minimum sample size is 19 children.Ethics and dissemination: The University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen medical ethics committee approved the study (METC 2015.216). Final results will be disseminated via scientific publications, presentations and congress proceedings. Funding organizations will receive a final study report.Trial Registration: This study was registered with Netherlands Trial Registry (NTR6334, www.trialregister.nl).https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00396/fullchildmotor skills disordersdevelopmental coordination disorder (DCD)physical fitnessintervention studiestreatment theory |
| spellingShingle | Petra Braaksma Ilse Stuive Frouwien D. van der Hoek Corry K. van der Sluis Marina M. Schoemaker Rienk Dekker We12BFit!—Improving Physical Fitness in 7–12-Year-Old Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: Protocol of a Multicenter Single-Arm Mixed-Method Study Frontiers in Pediatrics child motor skills disorders developmental coordination disorder (DCD) physical fitness intervention studies treatment theory |
| title | We12BFit!—Improving Physical Fitness in 7–12-Year-Old Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: Protocol of a Multicenter Single-Arm Mixed-Method Study |
| title_full | We12BFit!—Improving Physical Fitness in 7–12-Year-Old Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: Protocol of a Multicenter Single-Arm Mixed-Method Study |
| title_fullStr | We12BFit!—Improving Physical Fitness in 7–12-Year-Old Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: Protocol of a Multicenter Single-Arm Mixed-Method Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | We12BFit!—Improving Physical Fitness in 7–12-Year-Old Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: Protocol of a Multicenter Single-Arm Mixed-Method Study |
| title_short | We12BFit!—Improving Physical Fitness in 7–12-Year-Old Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: Protocol of a Multicenter Single-Arm Mixed-Method Study |
| title_sort | we12bfit improving physical fitness in 7 12 year old children with developmental coordination disorder protocol of a multicenter single arm mixed method study |
| topic | child motor skills disorders developmental coordination disorder (DCD) physical fitness intervention studies treatment theory |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00396/full |
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