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Clinical Trials/NCT02460185
NCT02460185
Completed
Not Applicable

The Role of Maternal Physical Exercise on Spontaneous Labor Onset - A Randomized Clinical Trial

Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte1 site in 1 country120 target enrollmentMay 2015

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Pregnancy
Sponsor
Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte
Enrollment
120
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Rate of labor induction
Status
Completed
Last Updated
9 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Evaluate the effects of the practice of maternal physical exercise on the term of pregnancy as a method to enhance spontaneous labor.

Detailed Description

At 38 weeks low-risk pregnant women, with singleton cephalic fetus and without previous cesarean delivery, were randomized into 2 groups: a control group without maternal physical exercise practice and a study group with 30 minutes of walking, 3 times a week at 4 Km/h. Induction of labor was performed at 41 weeks

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
May 2015
End Date
January 2016
Last Updated
9 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
Female

Investigators

Sponsor
Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Isabel Pereira

M.D.

Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 38 weeks low-risk pregnant women
  • singleton cephalic fetus
  • without previous cesarean delivery

Exclusion Criteria

  • pathological pregnancy
  • twin pregnancy
  • previous cesarean section

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Rate of labor induction

Time Frame: 41 weeks

Rate of labor induction will be analysed

Secondary Outcomes

  • Active stage duration(1 day)
  • Gestational age on spontaneous labor onset(5 week)
  • Cesarean section rate(1 day)

Study Sites (1)

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