Postprandial Walking in Obese Pregnant Women and Perinatal Outcomes - a Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial
Not Applicable
Withdrawn
- Conditions
- ObesityPreeclampsiaGestational Diabetes
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Postprandial walks
- Registration Number
- NCT02180152
- Lead Sponsor
- Professor Fernando Figueira Integral Medicine Institute
- 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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- WITHDRAWN
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
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.
Exclusion Criteria
- Kidney disease or collagen;
- Previous history of GDM;
- Diabetes type 1 or type 2;
- Hypertensive disorders related to pregnancy;
- Hemodynamic instability;
- Vaginal bleeding;
- Visual, auditory or cognitive impairment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Postprandial walk Postprandial walks -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Weight gain after postprandial walks in obese pregnant women. 8 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira
🇧🇷Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil