Physical Exercise Controls Gestational Weight Gain
The Role of a Supervised Physical Exercise Program as a Alternative on the Control of Maternal Gestational Weight Gain
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
An estimated two-thirds to three- quarters of women experience gestational weight gain outside of IOM's 2009 recommendations: 40-60% of women experiencing excessive gain and 15-30% inadequate gain. Not gaining the adequate weight gain is strongly associated with several maternal and fetal complications..
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable pregnancy
Started Sep 2007
Longer than P75 for not_applicable pregnancy
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2007
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 4, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 13, 2013
CompletedMarch 14, 2013
January 1, 2013
3.3 years
February 4, 2013
March 13, 2013
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Maternal gestational weight gain
Maternal weight gain
40-42 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Maternal gestational diabetes
From 24 to 26 week
Fetal body mass index
38-42 weeks
Other Outcomes (2)
Gestational age
36-42 weeks
Fetal outcome
36-42 weeks
Study Arms (2)
Exercise group
EXPERIMENTALControl group
NO INTERVENTIONSedentary pregnant women
Interventions
The physical conditioning program included a total of three 50-55 minute sessions per week. Pregnant women started at 9 weeks and finished at 38-39 weeks, therefore, an average of 85 training sessions were planned for each participant. All subjects wore a heart rate (HR) monitor (Polar FT7, Finland) during the training sessions to ensure that the exercise intensity was light to moderate. Each session included 10 min of warm up and 10 min of cool down which included an specific pelvic floor muscles training. The core section of the exercise session lasted from 25 to 30 min and included moderate-intensity aerobic exercises once a week and resistance exercises twice a week.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Being healthy and able to exercise following American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines
- Being able to communicate in spanish
You may not qualify if:
- Obstetrician complications
- Being interested in the study after 18 weeks
- Not being regular in physical exercise program
- Younger than 18 years old
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Madrid, Madrid, 28040, Spain
Related Publications (1)
Ruiz JR, Perales M, Pelaez M, Lopez C, Lucia A, Barakat R. Supervised exercise-based intervention to prevent excessive gestational weight gain: a randomized controlled trial. Mayo Clin Proc. 2013 Dec;88(12):1388-97. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.07.020.
PMID: 24290112DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Ruben Barakat, PhD
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- PhD student
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 4, 2013
First Posted
February 13, 2013
Study Start
September 1, 2007
Primary Completion
January 1, 2011
Study Completion
June 1, 2011
Last Updated
March 14, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-01