NCT05904925

Pilates for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Complaints During Pregnancy

Pilates Exercises for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Complaints During Pregnancy: a Protocol of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial With Economic Evaluation

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial with economic evaluation is to evaluate the viability of Pilates in the prevention of musculoskeletal complaints, throughout the entire gestational period, in pregnant women. The main question it aims to answer is if it is feasible to perform exercises during the entire gestational period to prevent musculoskeletal disorders. Participants will be assessed primarily for acceptability, suitability, feasibility, and fidelity, and secondarily for the occurrence of musculoskeletal complaint and the number of days from randomization on which this musculoskeletal complaint occurred, type of delivery and costs. Then, participants will be randomized into two groups: the usual care group, which will receive an educational booklet with information about the usual care during pregnancy, and the Pilates group, which will receive the same educational booklet and will participate in a specific Pilates exercise program for the gestational period, twice a week, throughout the pregnancy.

Conditions

• Pregnancy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pilates exercises	Sessions will last 60 minutes: five minutes for warming up, 50 minutes for the practice of Pilates exercises, and five minutes for relaxing with the Swiss ball. The exercise protocol will be divided into three gestational phases, covering the entire gestational period, with different and specific objectives for each phase. In all phases, the exercises will be classified into three levels of difficulty: basic, intermediate, and advanced, according to the evolution of each pregnant woman throughout the practice of Pilates. Modifications will be allowed to facilitate or hinder the execution of the movement. The exercises will be performed in one or two sets of seven to 10 repetitions. The number of series, repetitions and exercises and interval time between them, as well as the level of difficulty of the exercises, will be gradually adjusted. The intensity of the exercises will vary between light and moderate and will be controlled by the Borg scale.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-07-01
• Primary completion: 2024-06-30
• Completion: 2025-12-31
• First posted: 2023-06-15
• Last updated: 2023-06-15