Tailored Resistance Training After Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

NCT07058818 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HUM00266890
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 7
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Approximately 7-10 postpartum people with recent adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs: preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, fetal growth restriction or low birth weight baby, or preterm birth) will be invited to complete 4 weeks of a resistance training intervention, including associated incentives, communication, and marketing materials.

Conditions

Postpartum; Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

Keywords

resistance training; postpartum health; adverse pregnancy outcomes

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Adherence

  Proportion of prescribed resistance exercise sessions completed

  4 weeks

• Compliance

  Proportion of prescribed resistance exercise sessions completed as prescribed/directed

  4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Self-efficacy (assessed with validated survey)

  4 weeks

• Physical activity enjoyment (assessed with validated survey)

  4 weeks

Other Outcomes (1)

• Opinions of exercise program

  4 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Resistance training

Behavioral: Resistance training

Interventions

Resistance training BEHAVIORAL

Full-body physical therapy and resistance training intervention

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Had a single baby in your most recent pregnancy
• Are 18-45 years old
• Are 3-15 months postpartum
• Are not currently pregnant
• Had an adverse pregnancy outcome/medical complication in your most recent pregnancy, including preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, fetal growth restriction or low birth weight baby, or preterm birth
• Your doctor told you that you are able to participate in exercise
• Are not currently meeting national physical activity guidelines, defined as 150 min/wk of aerobic exercise and 2 resistance training sessions/wk
• Can attend a visit at the University of Michigan's School of Kinesiology Building
• Are willing to perform resistance exercise twice a week for 4 weeks
• Are willing to receive and respond to a daily message sharing whether you completed resistance exercise that day and completed it as recommended

You may not qualify if:

• Had a multiple birth (twins, triplets, etc) in your most recent pregnancy
• Are \<18 or \>45 years old
• Are \<3 months or \>15 months past your last birth
• Are currently pregnant
• Are unable to exercise or have been told by a healthcare provider not to exercise
• Are currently meeting national physical activity guidelines, defined as 150 min/wk of aerobic exercise and 2 resistance training sessions/wk
• Did not have an adverse pregnancy outcome, including preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, fetal growth restriction or low birth weight baby, or preterm birth, in your most recent pregnancy
• Are unable to attend a study visit at the University of Michigan's School of Kinesiology Building
• Are not willing to perform 4 weeks of resistance training
• Are not willing to receive and send daily messages

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Michigan: lead
• Women's Health Innovation Fund: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

School of Kinesiology

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Resistance Training

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Physical Conditioning, Human; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Abbi Lane, PhD

  University of Michigan

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 11, 2025
• First Posted: July 10, 2025
• Study Start: January 8, 2026
• Primary Completion: March 7, 2026
• Study Completion: March 7, 2026
• Last Updated: April 8, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)