Infant Development and Early Aquatic Stimulation

Federal University of the Valleys of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Child Development; Infant Health

Treatments: Behavioral: Aquatic stimulation for child development

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07204613

68410223.3.0000.5108

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to assess the feasibility of an aquatic stimulation protocol for infants up to one year of age. The main questions to be answered are:

Is the aquatic stimulation program, which involves recruitment, intervention, and reassessment, feasible and feasible on a larger scale? Was the aquatic stimulation protocol able to promote improvements in child development compared to the control group?

Researchers will compare the intervention group with a control group, which will be included on the waiting list, to determine whether aquatic stimulation promotes improved child development.

Eligible participants will be assessed, and then a random selection will be made by an independent researcher to determine the control and experimental groups. The experimental group will receive aquatic stimulation through a group class, with activities that stimulate language, cognitive, fine and gross motor skills, as well as social interaction. The control group will remain on the waiting list throughout the intervention. Monthly messages will be sent to both groups to collect information about the infant's health. Interventions will occur twice a week for 45 minutes over a three-month period. Immediately afterward, the children and their parents/guardians will be reevaluated. Children in the control group will be guaranteed a spot to receive aquatic stimulation after the intervention period. The data will be tabulated, analyzed, and subsequently published scientifically.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 7 months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children aged 3 months to 7 months and 29 days with expressed interest from their parents and/or guardians in participating in the outreach project "Nada Melhor: Aquatic Stimulation for Babies";
• Participation in the research with authorization and consent from their parents or guardians.
• Availability to attend aquatic stimulation classes on previously defined days and times (Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM).

Exclusion criteria

• Children with neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy or syndromes affecting cognitive, linguistic, and motor skills, mental or psychiatric disorders, and autism;
• Children with prior experience in an aquatic environment under the supervision of a professional.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental Group: Aquatic Stimulation

Experimental group

Description:

Aquatic stimulation for babies up to one year of age, involving activities supervised by trained monitors, which aim to stimulate motor, cognitive, language and social development.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Aquatic stimulation for child development

Control Group: Waiting List

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will consist of children who will remain on the waiting list to actively participate in aquatic stimulation after the research period.