Fetal Cardiovascular Response to Maternal Exercise During Third Trimester

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Pregnancy
• Interventions: Behavioral: Exercise group

• Registration Number: NCT01723293
• Lead Sponsor: Technical University of Madrid

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to examine the behavior of the fetal heart rate in response to different intensities of acute maternal exercise in training and non-training pregnant women

Detailed Description

Fetal heart rate is considered an important index of fetal well-being, especially during the third trimester of pregnancy (Rodney JR, Huntley BJ, Rodney WM, 2012). An increase in the FHR of 5-25 beats per min (bpm) in response to maternal exercise has been established as a normal reaction(Riemann,Kanstrup Hansen, 2000)however the normal FHR response to maternal exercise has remained unclear for several reasons

Most of the studies are focused on obtain data in order to examine the fetal heart rate response to maternal exercise using cardiotocography measurements prior to and following maternal exercise

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-03
• Status Verified: 2012-08
• Study First Submitted: 2012-11-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-11-05
• Study First Posted: 2012-11-07
• Primary Completion: 2013-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-11-13
• Last Update Posted: 2014-11-14
• Study Completion: 2015-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

• Being healthy and able to exercise following American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines
• Being able to communicate in spanish
• Giving birth at Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada

Exclusion Criteria

• Multiparity
• Obstetrician complications
• Being interested in the study after 18 weeks
• Not being regular in physical exercise program
• Younger than 18 years old

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Exercise group	Exercise group	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fetal heart rate	Up to 34 weeks	Fetal heart rate was measured before and after maternal walking exercise at 40 and 60% MaxHR

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fetal outcomes	After labor	Birth weight
Maternal outcomes	During labor	Type of delivery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidad Politecnica de Madrid; 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain