Swimming to better days: water therapy boosts Kids' skills
NCT ID NCT07347184
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a personalized water exercise program for 12 children with cerebral palsy. Each child did both the water program and standard exercises for 16 weeks each. The goal was to see if fun, task-focused activities in water could improve their daily skills and participation. Results may help therapists design better aquatic programs.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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12 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Finished
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May 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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6 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Children with CP classified as GMFCS levels 1-3 and MACS levels 1-3. * Children and caregivers who voluntarily agreed to participate Exclusion Criteria: * Severe intellectual disability * MAS levels 3-4 * Surgery or botulinum toxin injection within the past 6 months * Significant hearing or vision impairment interfering with assessment * Medical conditions preventing exercise (e.g., cardiovascular failure) * Conditions preventing aquatic exercise (e.g., infection, open wound, incontinence)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hacettepe University
Ankara, Altındağ, 06050, Turkey (Türkiye)
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