Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Stress and Fatigue of Lactating Employed Women

NCT04913558 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: Sarazaher_Msc
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study aims to determine the effect of aerobic exercise on stress and fatigue of employed lactating women.

Conditions

Stress; Fatigue

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Stress assessment

  Change from baseline of stress at 6 weeks. Assessment of stress through using perceived stress scale 10 will be performed before and after intervention

  Baseline and 6 weeks post-intervention

• Fatigue assessment

  Change from baseline of stress at 6 weeks. Assessment of fatigue through using fatigue assessment scale will be performed before and after intervention

  Baseline and 6 weeks post-intervention

Study Arms (2)

Traditional Treatment Arm

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This group will consist of thirty employed lactating women suffering from stress and fatigue. This group will receive the same lifestyle modification advice that will be given to the aerobic exercise group during the six weeks of the program period.

Other: Traditional Treatment

Aerobic exercise group

EXPERIMENTAL

This group will consist of thirty employed lactating women suffering from stress and fatigue. These women will perform aerobic exercise for 30 minutes for each session, 5 times per week, for 6 weeks in the form of treadmill training (60- 70% of HR max) and do some modifications of their routine by following lifestyle modification advice given to them during the 6 weeks of the program period.

Other: Aerobic exercise; Other: Traditional Treatment

Interventions

Aerobic exercise OTHER

The exercise will be performed by using the treadmill as the following: \- The first stage (warming up): It consists of 5 minutes warming up with the treadmill speed set at 1.0 mile per hour. \- The second stage (active stage): It consists of 20 minutes with the treadmill speed set at 3.0 miles per hour. \- Third stage (cooling down): It consists of 5 minutes of cooling down with the treadmill speed set at 1.0 miles per hour.

Aerobic exercise group

Traditional Treatment OTHER

1. General advice for reducing fatigue and stress 2. Fluid and diet advice 3. Carrying the Baby 4. While Breastfeeding in a sitting position 5. Selecting Clothing

Aerobic exercise group; Traditional Treatment Arm

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 35 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: lactating mothers working in the medical field who have returned to work after maternity leave and suffering from stress and fatigue.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• All participants are lactating mothers.
• Working in the medical field 4 to 6 hours per day, 4 to 5 days per week.
• Returned to work after 4 months of maternity leave.
• Suffering stress and fatigue considering the perceived stress questionnaire and the fatigue assessment scale.
• Their babies' ages will be ranged from 6 to 8 months old.
• Having at least one year of work experience before giving birth.
• Their age will be ranged from 25 to 35 years.
• They haven't exercised more than twice per week during the previous 3 months.

You may not qualify if:

• Any neurological, cardiovascular disorders, or metabolic disease
• Physical impairments that prevent following the program.
• Women who are planning to stop breastfeeding in the next 4 months.
• Women with regular medications.
• Mothers of formula feeding babies.
• women who are smoking will be excluded from this study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Cairo University

Dokki, 12611, Egypt

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Fatigue

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Sara Zahrer

  Cairo University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Sara Zaher

CONTACT

+201127222726; sara.elsayed.zaher@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 29, 2021
• First Posted: June 4, 2021
• Study Start: May 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: October 15, 2021
• Study Completion: November 30, 2021
• Last Updated: July 27, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)