Physical Activity and Symptom Disturbance Regarding Cross-Trimester

Completed

• Conditions: Pregnancy Related

• Registration Number: NCT05250297
• Lead Sponsor: Mackay Medical College

Brief Summary

This study will explore pregnant women's regular exercise intentions and behavior across trimesters (from first trimester, second trimester to third trimester).

Detailed Description

Based on the TPB, this study will explore pregnant women's regular exercise intentions and behavior across trimesters (from first trimester, second trimester to third trimester). Moreover, the study will explore the effect factors, predictors and transition factors regarding pregnant women's regular exercise intention and behavior across trimesters.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-05-14
• Primary Completion: 2018-12-31
• Study Completion: 2019-12-31
• Status Verified: 2022-02
• Study First Submitted: 2022-02-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-02-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-02-10
• Study First Posted: 2022-02-22
• Last Update Posted: 2022-02-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 277

Inclusion Criteria

• Inclusion criteria were women in 8-16 weeks of gestation with a singleton pregnancy who had no obstetric or medical complications

Exclusion Criteria

• Excluded were those who had American college of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) absolutely contraindication exercise, such as insulin-dependent diabetes, gestational diabetes, hypertension, and multiple-gestation pregnancies

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change of physical activity across different trimesters of pregnancy	The data were collected before the intervention to childbirth: <16 week gestation, second trimester (24-28 weeks), third trimester (>36 weeks)	The pregnancy physical activity questionnaire (PPAQ) was used to measure women's physical activity during pregnancy
Change of symptom distress across different trimesters of pregnancy	The data were collected before the intervention to childbirth: <16 week gestation, second trimester (24-28 weeks), third trimester (>36 weeks)	The pregnancy-related symptom Disturbance was used to measure women's symptom disturbance. The highest total score was severe levels of pregnancy-related distress.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Nursing; 🇨🇳 New Taipei City, Taiwan