Role of Maternal Physical Exercise on Spontaneous Labor Onset

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Labour Onset and Length Abnormalities; Pregnancy

• Registration Number: NCT02460185
• Lead Sponsor: Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte

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

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-05
• Study First Submitted: 2015-05-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-06-01
• Study First Posted: 2015-06-02
• Primary Completion: 2016-01
• Study Completion: 2016-01
• Status Verified: 2016-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-10-10
• Last Update Posted: 2016-10-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

• pathological pregnancy
• twin pregnancy
• previous cesarean section

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rate of labor induction	41 weeks	Rate of labor induction will be analysed

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Active stage duration	1 day
Gestational age on spontaneous labor onset	5 week	Gestational age will be analysed on spontaneous labor onset
Cesarean section rate	1 day

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Departamento de Obstetricia, Ginecologia e Medicina da Reprodução; 🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal