Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Stress and Fatigue of Lactating Employed Women

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Stress; Fatigue
• Interventions: Other: Traditional Treatment; Other: Aerobic exercise

• Registration Number: NCT04913558
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

The study aims to determine the effect of aerobic exercise on stress and fatigue of employed lactating women.

Detailed Description

The study aims to determine the effect of aerobic exercise on stress and fatigue of employed lactating women. This study will be carried out on Sixty lactating mothers working in the medical field who have returned to work after maternity leave and suffering from stress and fatigue.

The subjects will be divided randomly into two groups equal in number, the Aerobic exercise group ( group A) and the Control group ( group B).

Group A will consist of thirty employed lactating women suffering from stress and fatigue. These women will perform aerobic exercise for 30 minutes for each session, 5 times per week, for 6 weeks in the form of treadmill training (60- 70% of HR max) and do some modifications of their routine by following lifestyle modification advice given to them during the 6 weeks of the program period.

Control group (group B):

This group will consist of thirty employed lactating women suffering from stress and fatigue. This group will receive the same lifestyle modification advice that will be given to group (A) during the six weeks of the program period.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-05-01
• Study First Submitted: 2021-05-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-05-29
• Study First Posted: 2021-06-04
• Status Verified: 2021-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-07-26
• Last Update Posted: 2021-07-27
• Primary Completion: 2021-10-15
• Study Completion: 2021-11-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• All participants are lactating mothers.
• Working in the medical field 4 to 6 hours per day, 4 to 5 days per week.
• Returned to work after 4 months of maternity leave.
• Suffering stress and fatigue considering the perceived stress questionnaire and the fatigue assessment scale.
• Their babies' ages will be ranged from 6 to 8 months old.
• Having at least one year of work experience before giving birth.
• Their age will be ranged from 25 to 35 years.
• They haven't exercised more than twice per week during the previous 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria

• Any neurological, cardiovascular disorders, or metabolic disease
• Physical impairments that prevent following the program.
• Women who are planning to stop breastfeeding in the next 4 months.
• Women with regular medications.
• Mothers of formula feeding babies.
• women who are smoking will be excluded from this study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Traditional Treatment Arm	Traditional Treatment	This group will consist of thirty employed lactating women suffering from stress and fatigue. This group will receive the same lifestyle modification advice that will be given to the aerobic exercise group during the six weeks of the program period.
Aerobic exercise group	Traditional Treatment	This group will consist of thirty employed lactating women suffering from stress and fatigue. These women will perform aerobic exercise for 30 minutes for each session, 5 times per week, for 6 weeks in the form of treadmill training (60- 70% of HR max) and do some modifications of their routine by following lifestyle modification advice given to them during the 6 weeks of the program period.
Aerobic exercise group	Aerobic exercise	This group will consist of thirty employed lactating women suffering from stress and fatigue. These women will perform aerobic exercise for 30 minutes for each session, 5 times per week, for 6 weeks in the form of treadmill training (60- 70% of HR max) and do some modifications of their routine by following lifestyle modification advice given to them during the 6 weeks of the program period.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stress assessment	Baseline and 6 weeks post-intervention	Change from baseline of stress at 6 weeks. Assessment of stress through using perceived stress scale 10 will be performed before and after intervention
Fatigue assessment	Baseline and 6 weeks post-intervention	Change from baseline of stress at 6 weeks. Assessment of fatigue through using fatigue assessment scale will be performed before and after intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cairo University; 🇪🇬 Dokki, Egypt