Regular Aquatic Activities and Pregnancy Outcomes

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Weight Gain
• Interventions: Behavioral: Aquatic activities intervention

• Registration Number: NCT02602106
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

Brief Summary

Aquatic activities is one of the most attractive physical exercise during pregnancy, especially during the third trimester.

Detailed Description

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of moderate regular aquatic exercise during pregnancy on maternal and fetus outcomes.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-06
• Primary Completion: 2012-09
• Status Verified: 2015-10
• Study First Submitted: 2015-10-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-11-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-11-09
• Study First Posted: 2015-11-11
• Last Update Posted: 2015-11-11
• Study Completion: 2017-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy pregnant women without any medical or obstetric complication to practice moderate exercise
• Being able to communicate in Spanish

Exclusion Criteria

• Being interesting in the study after 16 weeks of gestation
• Having obstetric contraindications
• Not attended regular to the exercise program

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention group	Aquatic activities intervention	The aquatic exercise program included a total of three 50-55 minutes session per week. Pregnant women started at 9 weeks and finished at 38-39 weeks. Each session included 10 minutes of warm up and 10 minutes of cool down including an specific pelvic floor muscle training. The core section of the session included aerobic and strength moderate exercise in water during 25 to 30 minutes

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Maternal gestational weight gain	40-42 weeks	Maternal weight gain was collected at the end of pregnancy as well as before getting pregnant (pre-gestational weight gain)
Birthweight	37-42 weeks	Birth weight was collected at delivery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of participants with adverse pregnancy outcomes as assessed by medical records	37-42 weeks	Other health baby outcomes at delivery
Gestational age	37-42 weeks	Gestational age of pregnancy
Maternal blood pressure and gestational diabetes as assessed by medical records	9 to 42 weeks	Blood pressure, gestational diabetes...

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Thecnical University of Madrid; 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain