NCT06990009

The Effect of Physical Exercise After Childbirth

The Effect of Physical Exercise on Sleep Quality, Quality of Life and Fatigue in Postpartum Women

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 108 (estimated)
• Sponsor: ümran erciyes · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Postpartum women are recommended to engage in physical activity including moderate intensity aerobic and strengthening exercises for at least 150 minutes within one week. The benefits of postpartum exercise include strengthening abdominal muscles, increasing energy, preventing postpartum depression, reducing stress, improving sleep quality and losing excess weight gained during pregnancy. However, activity levels of women who have given birth are reported to be very low, despite the great benefits of exercise on physical and mental health. In a meta-analysis, it was stated that exercise can be used for counseling and therapeutic purposes to improve postpartum quality of life and reduce fatigue.

Detailed description

Although studies evaluating sleep quality, quality of life and fatigue of postpartum women have been found in the literature, no study evaluating the effect of postpartum physical exercise in Turkey has been found yet. Accordingly, this study was planned to evaluate the effect of physical exercise on sleep quality, quality of life and fatigue in postpartum women.

Conditions

• Postpartum

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	exercise	In line with the Puerperium and Newborn Care Guide, an exercise implementation protocol will be prepared by obtaining the opinion of a group of 10 experts on the appropriateness of the exercises and when they should be started. In this direction, a brochure and a video will be created for the participants to practice the exercises. A pilot study will be conducted in a group of 10 people on the use of the brochure and video, and the brochure and video will be finalized. Participants will be asked to do these exercises for 30 minutes a day, five days a week for eight weeks. A reminder message will be sent to the exercise group by the researchers to remind them of the exercises and provide motivation for eight weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-08-15
• Primary completion: 2025-08-15
• Completion: 2026-03-30
• First posted: 2025-05-25
• Last updated: 2025-06-03