Effect of Physical Exercise Program on Fetoplacental Growth: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Enrollment
- 124
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Placental weight
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of a supervised physical exercise program during pregnancy on fetoplacental growth.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
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 Torrejón, Hospital Universitario de Puerta de Hierro or Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa (Madrid)
Exclusion Criteria
- •Multiparity
- •Obstetrician complications
- •Being interested in the study after 18 weeks
- •Not having availability to attend to the physical exercise program
- •Younger than 18 years old
- •Older than 45 years old
Arms & Interventions
Control Group
Pregnant women not participating in supervised physical exercise program. The subjects in this group will be monitored during pregnancy to know if they make any kind of exercise on your own, to know which are really sedentary pregnant women.
Exercise Group
Pregnant women participating in supervised physical exercise program.
Intervention: Exercise Group (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Placental weight
Time Frame: At delivery
Fetal birth weight
Time Frame: At delivery
Change from baseline in maternal gestational weight
Time Frame: 38-42 weeks of gestation
Maternal weight gain during pregnancy. Weight will be measured at the beginning and at the end of the pregnancy
Secondary Outcomes
- Fetal size outcomes(At delivery)
- Maternal delivery outcomes (composite)(At delivery)
- Changes from baseline in prenatal depression(Up to 36 weeks)
- Pregestational weight and Body Mass Index (BMI)(Before pregnancy)
- pH umbilical cord(At delivery)
- Apgar score(At delivery)
- Changes from baseline in maternal quality of life(Up to 36 weeks)
- Gestational diabetes(24-28 weeks)
- Fetal glycemia level(At delivery)
- Postpartum depression(0-12 postpartum months)
- Changes from baseline in urinary incontinence(Up to 36 weeks)
Investigators
Marina Vargas Terrones
PhD student
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid