NCT02420288

Effect of Physical Exercise Program on Fetoplacental Growth

Effect of Physical Exercise Program on Fetoplacental Growth: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 124 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad Politecnica de Madrid · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of a supervised physical exercise program during pregnancy on fetoplacental growth.

Conditions

• Pregnancy
• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Exercise Group	Supervised physical conditioning program of three 55-60 minute sessions per week during whole pregnancy (before week 16 to 38). Each session consists of 25-30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise,10 minutes of specific exercises (strength and balance exercises), and 10 minutes of pelvic floor muscles training. Aerobic activity was prescribed at light to moderate intensity, aiming for 55-60% of heart rate reserve. All subjects wore a heart rate (HR) monitor (Polar FT7) during the training sessions to ensure that exercise intensity was light to moderate.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-11-01
• Primary completion: 2016-12-01
• Completion: 2021-12-01
• First posted: 2015-04-17
• Last updated: 2019-06-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain