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

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Fatigue; Stress

Treatments: Other: Traditional Treatment; Other: Aerobic exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04913558

Sarazaher_Msc

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Full description

The study aims to determine the effect of aerobic exercise on stress and fatigue of employed lactating women. This study will be carried out on Sixty lactating mothers working in the medical field who have returned to work after maternity leave and suffering from stress and fatigue.

The subjects will be divided randomly into two groups equal in number, the Aerobic exercise group ( group A) and the Control group ( group B).

Group A 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.

Control group (group B):

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 group (A) during the six weeks of the program period.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 25 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 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.

Exclusion criteria

• 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.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Traditional Treatment Arm

Active Comparator group

Description:

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.

Treatment:

Other: Traditional Treatment

Aerobic exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

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.

Treatment:

Other: Traditional Treatment

Other: Aerobic exercise