Muscle stretching exercise and emotional stress in pregnants
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- pregnancy, maintenance of emotional stress
- Registration Number
- RBR-2tsr7g
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Estadual do Centro - Oeste
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Data analysis completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Women aged between 18 and 40 years old in the third trimester of pregnancy. They must had medical release for physical activity, prenatal tests up-to-date, junior high school completed and agree to sign the consent for the research.
Exclusion Criteria
Rheumatic, neurological, metabolic and/or cardiovascular diseases, smoking and/or alcohol use, body mass index greater than 35, recent treatment with corticosteroids and regular physical activity over the past three months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It was expected to reduce and/or maintain cortisol levels and reduction of The Perceived Stress Scale score after the intervention. The procedures consisted of the recording of personal and anthropometric data, application of the Perceived Stress Scale. This instrument was administered before and after eight sessions of stretching. Plus blood test.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method