Swimming and Water Walking on Spirometry Values (ESWWSV)

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03519620
• Recruitment Status: Completed
• First Posted: May 9, 2018
• Last Update Posted: May 9, 2018
• Sponsor: Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
• Collaborator: Municipal Swimming Clube
• Information provided by (Responsible Party): Samuel Honório, Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco

Study Description

Brief Summary:

To study the effects of swimming with water walking in children aged between 6 and 12 years in terms of spirometric values.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Child Development; Child Obesity; BMI	Other: SWWSV	Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

The present research aims to verify if there are differences in body composition and spirometric values in children aged between 6 and 12 years who practice swimming complemented with water walking at the end of each session and those who only practice swimming. The sample consisted of 28 individuals aged 6 to 12 years and was divided into two groups: swimming group (SG) with 9 children and swimming complemented with water walking group (SWWG) of 19 children. In this study, the investigators wanted to know which were the benefits in body composition and for that purpose used a bio-impedance scale Targa Silvercrest Z29777A (Germany), and an anthropometric tape to measure the waist circumference. To calculate the spirometric values, namely forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) and even peak expiratory flow (PEF) a Cosmed Microquark spirometer was used. In terms of statistical procedures, the investigators used the program Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version number 20 (SPSS 20.0). The investigators used descriptive statistics (minimum, maximum, means and standard deviations), the Shapiro Wilk test for testing the normality of the sample, inferential statistics (non-parametric Mann-Whitney tests, Friedman's Anova, and for the calculation of the effect magnitude the d-Cohen test). After the data treatment, regarding the inter-group analysis (comparison between the swimming group and the swimming group with water walking) the investigators observed that there were significant differences in three variables at the end of the study, that is, at the end of the 3 moments. These variables were weight relative to body composition, forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) and peak expiratory flow (PEF), these values are relative to the spirometry evaluation. Concerning intra-group differences (improvement in the swimming group and the swimming with water walking group in the three moments evaluated), the SWWG showed significant improvements in the variables of weight, muscle mass, fat mass, percentage of water, body mass index (BMI), body percentiles, forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1).

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional (Clinical Trial)
• Actual Enrollment: 28 participants
• Allocation: N/A
• Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Official Title: The Effects of Swimming and Swimming Complemented With Water Walking on Spirometry Values
• Actual Study Start Date: March 3, 2018
• Actual Primary Completion Date: March 3, 2018
• Actual Study Completion Date: March 3, 2018

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/treatment
Experimental: SWWSV; Spirometric Values: Forced Vital Capacity; Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second; Peak Expiratory Flow	Other: SWWSV; Behaviours to prevent child obesity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

1. Forced Vital Capacity [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
   described in liters
2. Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
   described in liters
3. Peak Expiratory Flow [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
   described in liters

Secondary Outcome Measures :

1. Fat mass [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
   described in percentage
2. Weight [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
   described in kilograms
3. Height [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
   described in meters
4. weight and height will be combined to report BMI [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
   BMI described in kg/m^2
5. Muscle mass [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
   described in percentage
6. waist circumference [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
   described in centimeters

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 6 Years to 12 Years (Child)
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children inside this age range;
• water experience between 6 and 12 months
• children with no other activities besides swimming

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children with Asma;
• Children with DPOC
• Children with pulmonary limitations.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Portugal

Municipal Swimming Pools

Castelo BRanco, Portugal, 6000

Sponsors and Collaborators

Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco

Municipal Swimming Clube

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: João B Oliveira, Master; Castelo BRanco

More Information

• Responsible Party: Samuel Honório, Principal Investigator, Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03519620
• Other Study ID Numbers: IPCB
• First Posted: May 9, 2018
• Last Update Posted: May 9, 2018
• Last Verified: May 2018

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

• Plan to Share IPD: No

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Pediatric Obesity; Obesity; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Overweight; Body Weight