Evaluation and treatment of changes due of pregnancy and postpartum
- Conditions
- Gait, postural balance, pelvic floor, sexuality, sleep disordersC10.886A01.923.600.600G11.427.690F01.145.802.975E01.370.600.250
- Registration Number
- RBR-4j35g5
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Does not provide obstetric and clinical changes; age between 18 and 37 years; are in the second ( 16th to 20th weeks) or third (28th to 32th weeks) trimesters of pregnancy; confirmed by ultrasonography; were nulliparous; single-fetus pregnancy; no physical activity during the survey period; no history of depression or anxiety; do not use drugs / substances that affect balance or sleep; report changes in the quantity or quality of sleep; no history of balance disorders and sleep before pregnancy; has identified changes in postural balance through the Balance Master®; absence of previous surgery in spine, pelvis, hip and knee; no history of epilepsy and photosensitivity; absence of musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary and neurological disorders that prevent the completion of the evaluation and treatment protocols; no modifications of the pelvic floor muscles before pregnancy ; no changes in sexual function before pregnancy; having a steady partner for at least six months
to present clinical and obstetric change; be under 18 and more than 37 years; be in the 1st trimester; be multiparous; twin pregnancy; physical activity during the study period; present history of depression or anxiety; make use of drugs / substances that affect balance or sleep; not report changes in the quantity or quality of sleep; report history of balance and sleep disorders before pregnancy; without alterations postural balance identified through the Balance Master®; report previous surgery on spine, pelvis, hip and knee; report history of epilepsy and photosensitivity, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory and neurological disorders that impede the completion of the evaluation and treatment protocols; report changes of the pelvic floor muscles before pregnancy; show changes in sexual function before pregnancy; not have a steady partner for at least six months
Criteria for removal of study: Miss three consecutive meetings or not the Preparatory Course for Pregnancy, Childbirth and Postpartum or the intervention sessions; complaining against any nuisance arising from stimuli demonstrably offered during the exercises; refused to complete the questionnaires and present obstetric complications during the period of the research.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Increased variable cadence after evaluation the gait by Qualisys and Visual 3D system, adopting a p-value of 0.05 and confidence interval of 95%<br>Decreased width passed after evaluation the gait by Qualisys and Visual 3D system, adopting a p-value of 0.05 and confidence interval of 95%<br>Decreased the speed of oscillation of the center of gravity after execution of the Balance Master System tests, adopting a p-value of 0.05 and confidence interval of 95%<br>Increased variable ascent rate after the Balance Master System test execution, adopting a p-value of 0.05 and confidence interval of 95%<br>Increased pelvic floor muscle activation assessed by electromyography, adopting a p-value of 0.05 and confidence interval of 95%
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Increased quality of sleep, analyzed by specific questionnaire, adopting a p-value of 0.05 and confidence interval of 95%<br>Reduction of excessive daytime sleepiness, analyzed by specific questionnaire, adopting a p-value of 0.05 and confidence interval of 95%<br>Improved quality of life, analyzed by specific questionnaire, adopting a p-value of 0.05 and confidence interval of 95%