The Impact of Water Activities on Motor Development in Infants

The study will be conducted at various city swimming pools in Warsaw. The study participants will include 20 infants participating in aquatic baby classes once a week and 20 infants not participating in any classes and their parents. The study will be conducted in a quiet and calm room, which will be prepared in advance and equipped with a smooth mat, a lounger and infant toys. The estimated time to conduct the study is about 30 minutes.

The examination will be carried out twice: before the start of the two-month course and after its completion. Each time in the presence of a parent or legal guardian, after signing a consent form for the study.

The selected methods of assessing motor development are fully non-invasive and consist of the following tests:

1. Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS)-a test involving observation of motor development, in which each activity is assessed as existing or not. The sum of the scores from all trials is then placed on a centile grid, the results of which will indicate how many children of a certain age are achieving a given level of motor skills. 2. Early Motor Development Questionnaire (EMQ)-will be conducted on the basis of a ready-made form and in an anonymous manner based on parents' current knowledge of their children's development.

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Key information

Conditions

Infant Development

Age range

3 month–12 month

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw

Warsaw, 00-968, Poland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

infants age 3-12 months

Exclusion criteria

any disability that would affect motor development

Treatment and study plan

Aquatic baby class

Other

The intervention will consist of exercises for infants. They will be in the water together with parents

Primary outcomes

Change from Baseline in the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) at 8 weeks

Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks

The test involving observation of motor development, in which each activity is assessed as existing or not. The sum of the scores from all trials is then placed on a centile grid, the results of which will indicate how many children of a certain age are achieving a given level of motor skills.

During the assessment, the evaluator observes the movements of the child and scores each movement component as either "observed" or "not observed".
Change from Baseline in the Early Motor Development Questionnaire (EMQ) at 8 weeks

Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks

The questionnaire will be conducted on the basis of a ready-made form and in an anonymous manner based on parents' current knowledge of their children's development.

EMQ incorporates parents' certainty in their answers by using a 5-point scale ranging from -2 (the parent is sure the child does not show the behavior yet) to +2 (the parent remembers a particular instance in which the child exhibited the behavior).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2023
Primary completion: 2024
Study completion: 2024
First posted: Dec 22, 2023
Registry last updated: May 9, 2024

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