Effect of Physical Exercise Program on Fetoplacental Growth

Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Healthy; Pregnancy

Treatments: Behavioral: Exercise Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02420288

INEF-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of a supervised physical exercise program during pregnancy on fetoplacental growth.

Enrollment: 124 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being healthy and able to exercise following American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines
• Being able to communicate in spanish
• Giving birth at Hospital Universitario de Torrejón, Hospital Universitario de Puerta de Hierro or Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa (Madrid)

Exclusion criteria

• Multiparity
• Obstetrician complications
• Being interested in the study after 18 weeks
• Not having availability to attend to the physical exercise program
• Younger than 18 years old
• Older than 45 years old

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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124 participants in 2 patient groups

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Pregnant women not participating in supervised physical exercise program. The subjects in this group will be monitored during pregnancy to know if they make any kind of exercise on your own, to know which are really sedentary pregnant women.

Exercise Group

Experimental group

Description:

Pregnant women participating in supervised physical exercise program.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise Group