Understanding Developmental Coordination Disorder in Children and Young Adults

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study focuses on Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), a condition characterized by clumsiness and difficulties in motor performance affecting children and young adults. It aims to explore the underlying mechanisms of DCD, particularly the role of internal models in motor control and sensory feedback. Participants will undergo interventions targeting proprioception and tactile localization to assess their impact on motor skills. The study seeks to enhance understanding of DCD to improve future interventions and quality of life for affected individuals.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Male or female
* Aged 9 to 11 or 18 to 40
* Affiliated to a health care organism
* Signed written informed consent (adult subjects)
* One of the legal guardians of children subjects providing their free, informed and written consent to participate in the study; With the child also giving orally his consent to participate.

For participants with Developmental coordination disorder:

* Subjects fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for dyspraxia of DSM-5 (these criteria will be verified by the principal investigator)
* Total MABC-2 score below the 15th percentile (if this MABC-2 assessment is already available).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Prematurity
* Known neurological pathology (other than dyspraxia)
* Intellectual disability
* Visual impairment
* Surgery or trauma to the upper limbs that has occurred too recently to allow proper testing
* Subject under tutorship or curatorship
* Subject deprived of liberty by a judicial or administrative decision

For healthy volunteers only:

\- History of developmental coordination disorder in close relatives (parents, children, siblings).

Where it's running

• Equipe IMPACT du CRNL INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR 5292
  Bron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Denis PELISSON, Dr — Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon
• Study coordinator: Alessandro FARNE, Dr
• Email: alessandro.farne@inserm.fr
• Phone: 4 72 91 34 17

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.