Systematic Review to Inform the Developmental Coordination Disorder Clinical Practice Guideline Update: Physical
Kai Iwamoto1, Kalala Pines, Carly Lochala
1Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Los Angeles, California (Drs Iwamoto and Pines); University of Southern California, Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, California (Drs Iwamoto, Pines, Lochala, Long, and Sargent); and Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Patient Care Services Education and Research, Los Angeles, California (Ms Hess).
Purpose:
Systematically review current evidence on physical therapy (PT) intervention for developmental coordination disorder (DCD) to inform the update to the 2020 DCD Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG).
Methods:
Eight databases were searched for qualitative studies, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and systematic reviews (SRs) that informed PT management of DCD. Risk of bias and certainty of evidence were assessed.
Results:
Sixteen studies were included. Three SRs, 3 RCTs, and 1 qualitative study supported task-oriented interventions, the first-choice intervention recommended by the 2020 DCD CPG. One SR and 7 RCTs supported supplemental activities, including a meta-analysis of 2 studies on active video gaming. One qualitative study informed how physical therapists adapt motor learning strategies for children with DCD.
Conclusion:
Newer evidence reaffirms 3 of the 5 recommendations on intervention of the 2020 DCD CPG and adds low to very low-quality evidence on new evidence-informed supplemental activities.
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