NCT02557893

Effects of Resistance Exercise During Pregnancy

Effects of Exercise on Back Pain in Pregnancy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 134 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Georgia · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 38 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Pregnant women at increased risk for back pain were studied during the second trimester and randomized to12-weeks of resistance exercise, education or waitlist. Several outcomes were assessed including physical function, quality of life and mood.

Detailed description

A parallel group trial was completed at a single site. Second trimester women (n=134) were randomly assigned (in blocks of 3) to 12-weeks of wait list, bi-monthly pregnancy education classes or twice weekly low-to-moderate intensity resistance training. Resistance training involved one abdominal exercise with no external load and five exercises with an external load that gradually progressed (leg extension, leg press, arm lat pull, leg curl, and lumbar extension). Several outcomes were assessed including physical function, quality of life and mood.

Conditions

• Pregnancy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Resistance exercise	Resistance exercise involved 12-weeks of strength training twice per week
OTHER	Education	Bimonthly pregnancy education classes
OTHER	Wait list	Wait list participants were tested on the outcomes during their pregnancy and were eligible to participate in a post-partum supervised exercise program. The wait list participants formed a no treatment control group.

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-04-01
• Primary completion: 2007-10-01
• Completion: 2007-10-01
• First posted: 2015-09-23
• Last updated: 2015-09-23