Early Prevention of Childhood Obesity: an Active Pregnancy
- Conditions
- Pregnancy
- Interventions
- Behavioral: A supervised physical exercise program
- Registration Number
- NCT02109588
- Lead Sponsor
- Technical University of Madrid
- Brief Summary
The main aim of this study was to examine the effect of a supervised physical exercise program on the prevention of childhood obesity and its impact on the motor development of the offspring.
- Detailed Description
The environment where the fetus growths up is essential for the risk of developing some diseases in later life, such as obesity. Exercise has showed being useful in the prevention on excessive maternal weight gain which is linked to fetus weight.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 1100
- Being healthy and able to exercise following American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines
- Being able to communicate in spanish
- Giving birth at Hospital Universitario de Torrejón, hospital Universitario de Puerta de Hierro and Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa (Madrid).
- Multiparity
- Obstetrician complications
- Being interested in the study after 16 weeks
- Not being regular in physical exercise program
- Younger than 18 years old
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Exercise group A supervised physical exercise program Supervised physical conditioning program of three 55-60 minute sessions per week during whole pregnancy (from week 9 to 38). Each session consists of 25-30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise,10 minutes of specific exercises (strength and balance exercises), and 10 minutes of pelvic floor muscles training Aerobic activity was prescribed at light to moderate intensity, aiming for 55-60% of heart rate reserve. All subjects wore a heart rate (HR) monitor (Polar FT7) during the training sessions to ensure that exercise intensity was light to moderate
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Placenta measurements At delivery Placenta measurements were collected at labor
Body mass index of the offsprings 0-24 postpartum months Body mass index was measured several times from 0 to 24 months
Fetus body composition 0-24 postpartum months Fetus body composition (percentage of fat) was measured several times from 0 to 24 months
Glycemia level of the offsprings 0-24 postpartum months Glycemia level of the offsprings was measured until 24 months
Recovery time to pre-gestational weight 6-12 postpartum months The time needed to recovery the pre-gestational weight was assessed.
Changes in Baby motor development 0-24 postpartum months Baby motor development was measured after delivery
Changes from baseline in maternal quality of life up to 36 weeks Maternal quality of life was measured during and after pregnancy
Change from baseline in Maternal gestational weight gain 40-42 weeks of gestation Maternal weight gain during pregnancy
Postpartum depression 0-12 postpartum months The level of maternal depression was measured after delivery
Change from baseline in Body image satisfaction up to 36 weeks Body image satisfaction was measured during and after pregnancy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Maternal outcomes At delivery Type of labor, stage of labor and some other maternal variables were measured at delivery
Control of physical activity up to 10 weeks Control the level of physical activity during and after pregnancy
Changes from delivery in Health of the offspring 0-24 postpartum months Health of the baby included the measurement of other variables such as blood pressure and cholesterol of the offsprings until 24 months
Fetus outcomes At delivery Fetus outcomes were measured at delivery: Apgar score, PH umbilical cord, size and height of the baby, head circumference
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
🇪🇸Madrid, Spain