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Effect of water- and land-based exercise on lung function in children with post COVID-19 condition: secondary results from a randomized controlled trial
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  • Anna Ogonowska-Slodownik,
  • Marta Labecka,
  • Agnieszka Maciejewska-Skrendo,
  • Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz,
  • Michał Starczewski,
  • Jan Gajewski,
  • Renae McNamara J,
  • Katarzyna Kaczmarczyk
Anna Ogonowska-Slodownik
Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego Jozefa Pilsudskego w Warszawie

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Marta Labecka
Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego Jozefa Pilsudskego w Warszawie
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Agnieszka Maciejewska-Skrendo
Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu im Jedrzeja Sniadeckiego w Gdansku
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Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz
Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego Jozefa Pilsudskego w Warszawie
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Michał Starczewski
Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego Jozefa Pilsudskego w Warszawie
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Jan Gajewski
Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego Jozefa Pilsudskego w Warszawie
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Renae McNamara J
Prince of Wales Hospital and Community Health Services Respiratory Medicine
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Katarzyna Kaczmarczyk
Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego Jozefa Pilsudskego w Warszawie
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the effect of water- and land-based exercise on lung function in children with post COVID-19 condition. Methods: This was a randomized controlled trial. Children with post COVID-19 condition aged 10-12 years were randomly assigned to water-based exercise (AQUA), land-based exercise (LAND), or control group with no exercise (CONTROL). The outcomes were the changes in lung function (Lungtest Handy) from baseline to immediately after the 8-week intervention. Parameters measured included forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV 1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and vital capacity (VC). Results: After the intervention, there was a significant difference (p<0.01) between the AQUA and LAND groups compared to the CONTROL group for FEV 1 values (F (2,64) = 6.80; P = 0.91; p<0.01, η2 = 0.18), and significant differences between CONTROL and AQUA groups (p<0.01) and CONTROL and LAND groups (p<0.05) for FEV 1 (F(2,64) = 6.96; P = 0.91; p<0.01, η2 = 0.18). Repetitions-Groups interactions for FEV 1/%FVC (F(2,64) = 0.71, P = 0.162, p>0.05,η2 = 0.030) showed that the changes that occurred varied from group to group and the reason for this was an upward trend in LAND and AQUA and a downward trend in CONTROL. Conclusion: The study found that a supervised twice weekly 8-week exercise training program in water and on land improved lung function in children with post COVID-19 condition.