NCT05860023

Exercises to Enhance Uterus Involution

Effect of Pelvic Floor Muscle Strengthening and Aerobic Exercises on Uterus Involution

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Bitlis Eren University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 19 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled study was to compare the effect of aerobic exercise and pelvic floor muscle strengthening exercises on uterus involution. In the scope of study following questions will be answered at the end of the study. First which of the exercise type is more effective to enhance uterus involution? Secondly, does exercises induce changes in lactation rate during the study period? Thirdly, does exercises improve the experienced pain? Study will be consisted of three groups as control group, pelvic floor exercise group and aerobic exercise group. Control group will take routine gynaecological treatment. Pelvic floor muscle strengthening exercise group will attend to seven day pelvic floor strengthening exercise programme. Aerobic exercise group will attend to seven day aerobic exercise programme consisting of walking.

Detailed description

A total of 45 mothers who satisfies the eligibility criteria of the study will be recruited to the study. Following to the recruitment process mothers will be randomly assigned to the one of the three groups. Mothers in the control group will only take routine gynecologic treatment. Mothers in the aerobic exercise group will attend to aerobic exercises starting from the second day of the hospitalization for one week. Mothers who will be in pelvic floor strengthening exercise group after the randomization will be asked to perform six exercises with moderate difficulty that are recommended by the national association for incontinence.

Conditions

• Uterus Involution

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Exercise	Individuals in the experimental group will be asked to perform aerobic exercise or pelvic floor muscle strengthening exercises.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-06-15
• Primary completion: 2023-09-15
• Completion: 2023-10-15
• First posted: 2023-05-16
• Last updated: 2023-05-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)