POSTFIT: Postpartum Optimised Strength Training and Fitness - A testing battery and exercise intervention for postpartum women

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Postpartum; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal care; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624001182583
• Lead Sponsor: Australian Catholic University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2024-09-27
• Last Update Posted: 30 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

Aged over 18 years Understand written and verbal commands provided in English.Childbirth in the last 6 to 16 weeksAttended their 6 week GP or obstetrician maternal health check Meet the Covid 19 vaccination requirements of ACU and be willing to adhere to all public health orders regarding testing (if still required at the time of the intervention)

Exclusion Criteria

• currently pregnant- Uncontrolled pulmonary, metabolic, and/or orthopedic conditions that prohibit exercise training

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction[Pelvic floor distress Inventory (PFDI-20) - Questionnaire 1. Measured pre-intervention (week 1)<br>2. Measured post - intervention (week 13)<br>3. Measured at 12 month followup (questionnaire only)];Change in core stabilisation[Sahrmann core test 1. Measured pre-intervention (week 1)<br>2. Measured post- intervention (week 13)<br>];Core strength [Transabdominal ultrasound - measurement of abdominal separation<br>McGills core strength test<br><br> 1. Measured pre-intervention (week 1)<br>2. Measured post-intervention (week 13)]