Educational Intervention on Therapeutic Exercise During Pregnancy: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 30
- 主要终点
- Knowledge about exercise during pregnancy
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to evaluate whether a short educational session about safe therapeutic exercise during pregnancy can improve knowledge, confidence, and physical activity levels in pregnant women.
Although exercise during pregnancy is safe and beneficial, many women have doubts or lack information about how to exercise correctly. This can lead to low physical activity levels during pregnancy.
In this pilot randomized controlled trial, pregnant women attending primary care health centers will be invited to participate. After completing baseline questionnaires, participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. The control group will receive standard prenatal information provided during routine care. The experimental group will receive standard care plus a structured educational session about therapeutic exercise during pregnancy.
Participants will complete questionnaires measuring knowledge about exercise during pregnancy, confidence to exercise safely, and physical activity levels before the intervention and two weeks afterward.
The study is educational only. No mandatory physical exercise is required, and usual medical care will not be modified. The results will help determine whether brief educational interventions can support healthier lifestyles during pregnancy.
详细描述
Regular physical activity during pregnancy is associated with multiple maternal and fetal health benefits. However, many pregnant women remain inactive due to lack of knowledge, misconceptions about safety, and low confidence to perform exercise. Educational strategies may help overcome these barriers, yet evidence on brief structured educational interventions in primary care settings remains limited.
This study is designed as a pilot randomized controlled trial to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of an educational intervention on therapeutic exercise during pregnancy.
Pregnant women between 24 and 36 weeks of gestation attending primary care health centers in the Principality of Asturias (Spain) will be invited to participate. Inclusion criteria include age ≥18 years, ability to understand Spanish, and low-risk pregnancy. Women with high-risk pregnancies, medical contraindications to exercise, or inability to complete online questionnaires will be excluded.
After providing informed consent, participants will complete baseline online questionnaires assessing:
Knowledge about exercise during pregnancy (Knowledge of Exercise during Pregnancy Scale - KEPS)
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Pregnant women between 24 and 36 weeks of gestation
- •Age 18 years or older
- •Ability to understand Spanish
- •Low-risk pregnancy
排除标准
- •High-risk pregnancy
- •Medical contraindications to exercise during pregnancy
- •Inability to complete online questionnaires
结局指标
主要结局
Knowledge about exercise during pregnancy
时间窗: Baseline and 2 weeks post-intervention
Change in knowledge regarding exercise during pregnancy measured using the Knowledge of Exercise during Pregnancy Scale (KEPS). Scores range from low to high knowledge. The difference between baseline and 2-week follow-up will be analyzed.
Exercise self-efficacy during pregnancy
时间窗: Baseline and 2 weeks post-intervention
Change in confidence to perform safe exercise during pregnancy measured using an adapted Pregnancy Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale. Scores range from low to high self-efficacy. The difference between baseline and 2-week follow-up will be analyzed.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Maria Blanco Diaz
Principal Investigator
University of Oviedo