Effectiveness of Aerobic and Barre Exercises on Psychological Well-being Among Postpartum Females

Superior University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Psychology, Social

Treatments: Combination Product: supervised aerobic activities; Combination Product: Barre group performed light warm-up

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07055737

DPT/Batch-Fall20/1017

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is a single-blinded randomized controlled trial designed to compare the effectiveness of aerobic exercises and Barre exercises in improving psychological well-being among postpartum females. A total of 44 participants aged between 18-35 years, within 6-12 weeks postpartum, were randomly assigned to two groups: Group A received aerobic exercises while Group B received Barre training.

Enrollment: 44 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Females aged 18-35 years
• Postpartum duration of 6-12 weeks
• Experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, or mood disturbance

Exclusion criteria

• History of neonatal death
• More than 3 miscarriages
• Diagnosed psychiatric conditions
• Pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, or cardiovascular illness
• Currently on psychiatric medications

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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44 participants in 2 patient groups

supervised aerobic activities

Experimental group

Treatment:

Combination Product: supervised aerobic activities

Barre group performed light warm-up

Experimental group

Treatment:

Combination Product: Barre group performed light warm-up