Examining The Effect of Chronotype Differences on Sleep Quality and Pregnancy Symptoms in Pregnant Women

Medipol Health Group

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pregnancy Complications; Chronotype

Treatments: Other: Intermediate chronotype; Other: Morning chronotype; Other: Evening chronotype

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06413784

10840098-772.02-6181

Details and patient eligibility

About

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of chronotype differences on sleep quality and pregnancy symptoms in pregnant women.

Methods: Eighty-five pregnant women in the second trimester were included in the study. The chronotypes of pregnant women were determined using the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ). Then, Oral Glucose Tolerance tests were performed on the participants between 24-28 weeks. Also, pregnant women's nausea and vomiting conditions with the Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis and Nausea (PUQE) and sleep quality with Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were evaluated.

Full description

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of chronotype differences on sleep quality and pregnancy symptoms in pregnant women.

Methods: This study is a single-blind (participants), parallel trial. It was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The followings were the study's inclusion requirements: being between the ages of 18-40, having a singleton pregnancy, being in the second trimester, and not having any known chronic disease. Exclusion criteria are working night shifts, having a high-risk pregnancy, and having a neurological or orthopedic disease. Eighty-five pregnant women in the second trimester were included in the study. The chronotypes of pregnant women were determined using the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ). Then, Oral Glucose Tolerance tests were performed on the participants between 24-28 weeks. Also, pregnant women's nausea and vomiting conditions with the Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis and Nausea (PUQE) and sleep quality with Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were evaluated.

Enrollment: 85 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• being between the ages of 18-40,
• having a singleton pregnancy, being in the second trimester,
• not having any known chronic disease.

Exclusion criteria

• working night shifts,
• having a high-risk pregnancy,
• having a neurological or orthopedic disease.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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85 participants in 3 patient groups

Morning Chronotype

Experimental group

Description:

Sleep quality, gestational diabetes and pregnancy symptoms of morning chronotype individuals were examined.

Treatment:

Other: Morning chronotype

Intermediate chronotype

Experimental group

Description:

Sleep quality, gestational diabetes and pregnancy symptoms of Intermediate chronotype individuals were examined.

Treatment:

Other: Intermediate chronotype

Evening chronotype

Experimental group

Description:

Sleep quality, gestational diabetes and pregnancy symptoms of evening chronotype individuals were examined.

Treatment:

Other: Evening chronotype