Postprandial Walking in Obese Pregnant Women and Perinatal Outcomes - a Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial

Professor Fernando Figueira Integral Medicine Institute1 site in 1 countryMarch 2015

ConditionsObesity Gestational Diabetes Preeclampsia

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Obesity
Sponsor: Professor Fernando Figueira Integral Medicine Institute
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Weight gain after postprandial walks in obese pregnant women.
Status: Withdrawn
Last Updated: 5 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to verify if postprandial walks are effective in obese pregnant women, as regards to gestational weight gain and typical diseases of that period, as gestational diabetes and preeclampsia. Perinatal outcomes will be observed, such as macrosomia, shoulder dystocia and fetal death.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

March 2015

End Date

March 2016

Last Updated

5 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

Female

Investigators

Sponsor

Professor Fernando Figueira Integral Medicine Institute

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

João Guilherme Bezerra Alves

PhD

Professor Fernando Figueira Integral Medicine Institute

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Age between 18 and 40 years;
•Gestational age ≤ 20 weeks, calculated from the last menstrual period and confirmed by the first ultrasound scan;
•Obesity - body mass index ( BMI ) ≥ 30 kg/m2, based on the weight before pregnancy, reported by pregnant women no more than 5 kg below measured at admission to the study;
•Physically inactive - according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAC);
•Single pregnancy.