An Investigation of Developmental Coordination Disorder Characteristics in Children With Childhood Apraxia of Speech.
Jenya Iuzzini-Seigel, Laura Moorer, Priscila Tamplain
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36041512Actively Recruiting
Phase Not Applicable
Age: 5Years - 9Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
ID06340893
Exercise as Treatment in Children With Communication Impairments
Led by Marquette University · Updated on 2025-05-21
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Participants Needed
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Research Sites
19 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Marquette University
Lead Sponsor
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University of Arizona
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This research aims to better understand fitness levels, participation in physical activities, and fine and gross motor skills in children with developmental language disorder (DLD), a condition affecting about 1 in 13 children. Children with DLD often have poorer motor skills compared to typically developing peers. The study also evaluates whether physical exercise can help both children with DLD and those with typical development improve learning, fitness, and motor abilities more than restful play activities. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: an exercise program or a restful play program. The exercise group will engage in activities targeting cardiovascular fitness, agility, balance, strength, and endurance, while the restful play group will do activities like coloring and playing with legos. Both programs will run three times a week for six weeks, with children participating in only one of the two programs. Throughout the study, children will undergo tests of communication, motor skills, and fitness before treatment, immediately after the six-week program, and again at one and three months post-treatment. Researchers will measure changes in cognitive-linguistic performance, reaction times, fitness levels, and motor abilities. Enjoyment of the intervention will also be assessed after each session. This study will provide important information to help improve treatments for children with communication and motor skill challenges.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Exercise Training in Children With Communication Impairments
Who Can Participate
Age: 5Years - 9Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Children with a diagnosis of developmental language disorder (DLD) or typically developing controls
- Between 5 and 9 years old at enrollment
- From homes where the primary language spoken is English
- Normal hearing based on parent report and audiometric screening
- Typical nonverbal cognition with scores within 1.5 standard deviations of the mean on nonverbal tests
You will not qualify if you...
- Diagnosis of a disorder significantly affecting social interactions, such as autism
- Vision impairments that prevent participation in the study
- Inability to participate in assessment or treatment protocols for any reason
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Your Study Journey
Screening
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Outpatient Treatment
Duration - 6 weeks
Participants undergo 6 weeks of treatment involving either physical exercise training or restful play activities, provided in small groups to improve cognitive-linguistic and fitness outcomes.
3 visits per week, totaling 18 visits
Follow-up
Duration - 3 months
Participants return for assessments to evaluate treatment effects and maintenance of gains at 1 month and 3 months after completing treatment.
2 visits (1 month and 3 months post-treatment)
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Marquette U
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53201
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Research Team
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Jenya Iuzzini-Seigel, PhD
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Danielle Rice
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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