NCT06413784

Examining The Effect of Chronotype Differences on Sleep Quality and Pregnancy Symptoms in Pregnant Women

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 85 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istanbul Medipol University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of chronotype differences on sleep quality and pregnancy symptoms in pregnant women. Methods: Eighty-five pregnant women in the second trimester were included in the study. The chronotypes of pregnant women were determined using the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ). Then, Oral Glucose Tolerance tests were performed on the participants between 24-28 weeks. Also, pregnant women's nausea and vomiting conditions with the Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis and Nausea (PUQE) and sleep quality with Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were evaluated.

Detailed description

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of chronotype differences on sleep quality and pregnancy symptoms in pregnant women. Methods: This study is a single-blind (participants), parallel trial. It was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The followings were the study's inclusion requirements: being between the ages of 18-40, having a singleton pregnancy, being in the second trimester, and not having any known chronic disease. Exclusion criteria are working night shifts, having a high-risk pregnancy, and having a neurological or orthopedic disease. Eighty-five pregnant women in the second trimester were included in the study. The chronotypes of pregnant women were determined using the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ). Then, Oral Glucose Tolerance tests were performed on the participants between 24-28 weeks. Also, pregnant women's nausea and vomiting conditions with the Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis and Nausea (PUQE) and sleep quality with Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were evaluated.

Conditions

• Chronotype
• Pregnancy Complications

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Morning chronotype	Sleep quality, gestational diabetes and pregnancy symptoms of morning chronotype individuals were examined.
OTHER	Intermediate chronotype	Sleep quality, gestational diabetes and pregnancy symptoms of intermediate chronotype individuals were examined.
OTHER	Evening chronotype	Sleep quality, gestational diabetes and pregnancy symptoms of evening chronotype individuals were examined.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-04-01
• Primary completion: 2022-12-01
• Completion: 2023-02-01
• First posted: 2024-05-14
• Last updated: 2024-10-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)