NCT07055737

Effectiveness of Aerobic and Barre Exercises on Psychological Well-being Among Postpartum Females

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 44 (actual)
• Sponsor: Superior University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is a single-blinded randomized controlled trial designed to compare the effectiveness of aerobic exercises and Barre exercises in improving psychological well-being among postpartum females. A total of 44 participants aged between 18-35 years, within 6-12 weeks postpartum, were randomly assigned to two groups: Group A received aerobic exercises while Group B received Barre training.

Conditions

• Psychology, Social

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
COMBINATION_PRODUCT	supervised aerobic activities	Participants performed supervised aerobic activities including warm-up (15 min), brisk walking, jogging, or cycling (30 min), squats on exercise ball (10 min), and cool down (5 min). Sessions were conducted three times a week
COMBINATION_PRODUCT	Barre group performed light warm-up	Barre group performed light warm-up (15 min), lower abdominal crunches, leg raises, wall push-ups, and planks (3 sets each), followed by cool-down stretches (5 min). Sessions were conducted three times a week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-03
• Primary completion: 2025-06-01
• Completion: 2025-09-01
• First posted: 2025-07-09
• Last updated: 2025-07-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan