NCT07853495Completed
Aquatic Skill-Efficiency Instruction Versus Classical Learn-to-Swim Instruction in 8-10-Year-Old Novice Swimmers
A Randomized Comparison of Aquatic Skill-Efficiency Instruction and Classical Learn-to-Swim Instruction on 25-m Swimming Performance and Stroke Skill in 8-10-Year-Old Novice Swimmers
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 1 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This randomized study compared two 12-week learn-to-swim instructional approaches in novice children aged 8-10 years. Children were individually allocated in a 1:1 ratio to Aquatic Skill-Efficiency Instruction or a classical learn-to-swim program. Both groups received the same planned instructional exposure of 36 supervised sessions over 12 weeks, delivered three times per week for 90 minutes per session. The programs differed primarily in pedagogical organization rather than lesson frequency or duration. The primary outcome was 25-m front-crawl time. Secondary outcomes included 25-m backstroke time, blinded video-rated front-crawl and backstroke skill, and stroke count. Harms and safety events were monitored throughout the intervention.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 107 (actual)
- First submitted
- 26 Sept 2026
- Start date
- May 2025
- Primary completion date
- Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Scientific Research Institute of Physical Education and Sports
- Diseases
- Stroke
- NCT number
- NCT07853495
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 107
- From May 2025 to the primary completion date, Aug 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Other illness
- Any musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiovascular, or respiratory condition that might limit safe participation in swimming lessons.
Other
- Ongoing pharmacological treatment affecting balance, motor control, or exercise tolerance.
- Current participation in structured competitive swimming training more than three sessions per week.
Who the study is looking for
- Age 8.0-10.9 years.
- Classification as a novice swimmer, defined as a non-competitive child with limited prior formal swimming instruction.
- Ability to safely participate in shallow-water instructional activities, including basic water comfort and absence of diagnosed aquaphobia.
Age in the registry: 8 years to 10 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialized Children's and Youth Sports School for Water Sports Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | Unknown status |
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