Systematic review of the effect of task-oriented training on fundamental movement skills in children with developmental coordination disorder

YE Yue; LIU Junying; WANG Ronghui; LI Hongjuan; NING Ke; YAN Wenjing; LI Qianqian

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2024-1325

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2026, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (2) : 171-175. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2024-1325

Systematic review of the effect of task-oriented training on fundamental movement skills in children with developmental coordination disorder

YE Yue¹, LIU Junying², WANG Ronghui¹, LI Hongjuan¹, NING Ke³, YAN Wenjing¹, LI Qianqian¹

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Objective To systematically analyze the effect of task-oriented training on fundamental movement skills in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD), so as to provide reference for promoting fundamental movement skills in these children. Methods Randomized controlled trials on the effect of task-oriented training on fundamental movement skills of DCD children were retrieved from Chinese and foreign databases such as CNKI and PubMed from January 2010 to September 2024.Two reviewers independently performed study selection, data extraction, and quality assessment.The methodological quality of included studies was evaluated using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale.A qualitative synthesis was conducted to analyze training types, intervention parameters, and outcome measures. Results Fourteen RCTs were included, involving 300 children with DCD aged 4 - 12 years and 297 controls.The mean score of PEDro was 6 (out of 11), indicating moderate to good methodological quality.The included studies demonstrated that various types of task-oriented training improved fundamental movement skills in children with DCD.Specifically, fundamental movement skills training improved gross and fine motor skills, while Nintendo Wii training, taekwondo training, task-specific balance training, trampoline training, and aquatic therapy improved stability skills.Regarding intervention parameters, training programs of 30 - 45 minutes per session, 1 - 2 times per week, for 8 - 12 weeks were most commonly reported in the included studies. Conclusions Task-oriented training not only improves gross and fine motor skills in children with DCD, but also plays an important role in the central nervous system and plasticity.However, the underlying mechanisms, influencing factors and dose-effect relationships of this effect still need to be further explored.

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task-oriented training / developmental coordination disorder / children / fundamental movement skills / systematically review

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YE Yue, LIU Junying, WANG Ronghui, LI Hongjuan, NING Ke, YAN Wenjing, LI Qianqian. Systematic review of the effect of task-oriented training on fundamental movement skills in children with developmental coordination disorder[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2026, 34(2): 171-175 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2024-1325

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