The Impact of Water Activities on Motor Development in Infants

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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: 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. 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.

Official Title
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The Impact of Water Activities on Motor Development in Infants

Conditions
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Infant Development

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Aquatic baby class


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: infants age 3-12 months Exclusion Criteria: any disability that would affect motor development

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 3 Months
Maximum Age: 12 Months

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Aquatic baby class<br>8 weeks program of aquatic exercises for infants | Other: Aquatic baby class<br>* The intervention will consist of exercises for infants. They will be in the water together with parents<br>|
| No Intervention: No intervention<br>No intervention | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change from Baseline in the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) at 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. | Baseline and 8 weeks | 
| Change from Baseline in the Early Motor Development Questionnaire (EMQ) at 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). | Baseline and 8 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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swimming, motor development, infant