Effects of Antenatal Exercises on Maternal Birth Outcomes

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pregnancy Related
• Interventions: Other: Pelvic floor strengthening; Other: Pelvic floor stretching

• Registration Number: NCT05936866
• Lead Sponsor: Riphah International University

Brief Summary

The study is aimed to determine the effects of pelvic floor stretching Vs strengthening on maternal birth outcomes and postpartum urogenital distress in primigravida.

Detailed Description

The effects of pelvic floor muscle exercises on the symptoms of postpartum urinary distress is not known, so there is a need to determine whether strengthening or stretching of pelvic floor muscles help in reducing the risk of developing urogenital distress in postpartum period of females. The positive effect of pelvic floor muscle training on duration of labor and maternal birth outcomes is understood. As stated in a systemic review of pelvic floor interventions during pregnancy. The researches done on effect of pelvic floor muscle exercises, included once a week supervised session of sustained pelvic floor muscle contractions with rest intervals and fast contractions with respective rest intervals along with daily home sessions of the same exercises.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-06-13
• Study First Submitted: 2023-06-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-07-07
• Study First Posted: 2023-07-10
• Status Verified: 2023-12
• Primary Completion: 2023-12-20
• Study Completion: 2023-12-21
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-12-26
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

• Primigravida

Exclusion Criteria

• Any Contraindications to performing an exercise during pregnancy based on recommendations of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
• females opting for Elective C section

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Pelvic floor strengthening	Pelvic floor strengthening	Pelvic floor strengthening Exercises
Pelvic floor stretching	Pelvic floor stretching	Pelvic floor stretching exercises

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mode of delivery	13th Week	Changes from the baseline outcome of Mode of Delivery will be taken from the delivery and labor records of the patients and also from the consultant Gynecologist.
Duration of labour	13th Week	Changes from the baseline outcome of Duration of labour will be taken from the delivery and labor records of the patients and also from the consultant Gynecologist. It will be measured in minutes/hours.
Number of vaginal inductions	13th Week	Changes from the baseline outcome of Number of vaginal inductions will be taken from the delivery and labor records of the patients and also from the consultant Gynecologist. It will be measured in minutes/hours.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Urogenital Distress Inventory	15th Week	UDI-6 is a widely used tool for the assessment of quality of life and symptoms of urinary incontinence in women. It is the short form which consists of 6 questions which are: frequent urination, leakage related to feeling of urgency, leakage related to activity, coughing or sneezing. Amount of drops of leakage, difficulty emptying the bladder and pain and discomfort in the lower abdominal or genital area. Scoring: Item responses are assigned values of 0 for "not at all," 1 for "slightly," 2 for "moderately," and 3 for "greatly." The average score of items responded to is calculated. The average, which ranges from 0 to 3, is multiplied by 33 1/3 to put scores on a scale of 0 to 100.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Doctors hospital; 🇵🇰 Abbottabad, KPK, Pakistan