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OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of a core stability program with a
task-oriented motor training program in improving motor proficiency in children
with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). DESIGN: Randomized controlled
pilot trial. SETTING: Outpatient unit in a hospital.
PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-two
children diagnosed with DCD aged 6-9 years were randomly allocated to the core
stability program or the task-oriented motor program. INTERVENTION: Both groups
underwent their respective face-to-face training session once per week for eight
consecutive weeks. They were also instructed to carry out home exercises on a
daily basis during the intervention period. MAIN MEASURES: Short Form of the
Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (Second Edition) and Sensory
Organization Test at pre- and post-intervention. RESULTS: Intention-to-treat
analysis revealed no significant between-group difference in the change of motor
proficiency standard score (P=0.717), and composite equilibrium score derived
from the Sensory Organization Test (P=0.100). Further analysis showed significant
improvement in motor proficiency in both the core stability (mean change
(SD)=6.3(5.4); p=0.008) and task-oriented training groups (mean
change(SD)=5.1(4.0); P=0.007). The composite equilibrium score was significantly
increased in the task-oriented training group (mean change (SD)=6.0(5.5);
P=0.009), but not in the core stability group (mean change(SD) =0.0(9.6);
P=0.812). In the task-oriented training group, compliance with the home program
was positively correlated with change in motor proficiency
(rho=0.680, P=0.030)
and composite equilibrium score (rho=0.638, P=0.047). CONCLUSION: The core
stability exercise program is as effective as task-oriented training in improving
motor proficiency among children with DCD.
CI - (c) The Author(s) 2014.

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