NCT05216549 (postcovidkids) is a NA clinical trial of Water-based exercise in COVID-19, sponsored by Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education.

Who is sponsoring NCT05216549?

NCT05216549 is sponsored by Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education.

What drugs are being tested in NCT05216549?

Interventions in NCT05216549: Water-based exercise, Land-based exercise.

What condition does NCT05216549 study?

NCT05216549 studies COVID-19, Children, Only, Lung Function Decreased, Quality of Life.

Is NCT05216549 still recruiting?

NCT05216549 is currently completed. Last updated 10 January 2023.

Last reviewed 2023-01-10 · How we verify

NCT05216549: postcovidkids

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Water and Land-based Exercise for Children With Post COVID-19 Condition

Completed NA Last updated 10 January 2023

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Water-based exercise in COVID-19 in 75 participants. Completed in 30 June 2022.

Timeline

1 January 2022

Primary endpoint
5 June 2022

30 June 2022

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	75
Start date	1 January 2022
Primary completion	5 June 2022
Estimated completion	30 June 2022
Sites	1 location across Poland

Drugs / interventions tested

Water-based exercise
Land-based exercise

Conditions studied

COVID-19 — all drugs for COVID-19 →
Children, Only — all drugs for Children, Only →
Lung Function Decreased — all drugs for Lung Function Decreased →
Quality of Life — all drugs for Quality of Life →

Sponsor

Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education

Who can join

Adults 10 to 12, any sex, with COVID-19 or Children, Only. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The latest data indicate that post COVID-19 condition is frequent in children and adolescents, with the most common symptoms being fatigue, shortness of breath, exercise intolerance and weakness. Evidence that COVID-19 can have significant long-term effects on children's health highlights the need for measures to reduce the impact of the pandemic on children, ensuring that they receive appropriate treatments. Those experiencing post COVID-19 condition require more tailored exercise-related advice and improved support to be able to resume activities important to their individual well-being. To the best of our knowledge, no studies have yet addressed the issue of exercise programs for children with post COVID-19 condition. The aim of this study, therefore, is to evaluate the effectiveness of different interventions on pulmonary function, exercise capacity, fatigue and quality of life in children with post COVID-19 condition. This will be a randomized controlled study with pre and post intervention assessment. Children will be recruited from primary schools and primary health care units in Warsaw. Participants meeting the inclusion criteria will be randomized to one of 3 groups: water-based exercise, land-based exercise or control (no exercise). The water-based and land-based exercise groups will be held twice a week, 45 min per session for 8 weeks. Participants will be assessed at baseline and immediately post-intervention in terms of changes in pulmonary function, exercise capacity, fatigue and quality of life. Research outcomes will build the evidence-based practice for health professionals.

Publications & conference data

4 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Water-Based and Land-Based Exercise for Children with Post-COVID-19 Condition (postCOVIDkids)-Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Ogonowska-Slodownik A, Labecka MK, Kaczmarczyk K, McNamara RJ, et al · · 2022 · cited 9× · PMID 36361362 · DOI 10.3390/ijerph192114476
Effect of Water-Based vs. Land-Based Exercise Intervention (postCOVIDkids) on Exercise Capacity, Fatigue, and Quality of Life in Children with Post COVID-19 Condition: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Ogonowska-Slodownik A, Labecka MK, Maciejewska-Skrendo A, McNamara RJ, et al · · 2023 · cited 3× · PMID 37834888 · DOI 10.3390/jcm12196244
Effect of water- and land-based exercise on lung function in children with post-COVID-19 condition: secondary results from a randomised controlled trial.
Ogonowska-Slodownik A, Labecka MK, Maciejewska-Skrendo A, Morgulec-Adamowicz N, et al · · 2025 · cited 1× · PMID 40551803 · DOI 10.1183/23120541.00838-2024
Effect of water-based vs. land-based exercise intervention (postCOVIDkids) on exercise capacity, fatigue and quality of life in children with post COVID-19 condition: a randomized controlled trial
Ogonowska-Slodownik A, Labecka M, Maciejewska-Skrendo A, McNamara R, et al · · 2023 · cited 1× · DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2847841/v1

Verify or expand the search:

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05216549 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education
Last refreshed: 10 January 2023

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