Exercises to Enhance Uterus Involution

Bitlis Eren University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Uterus Involution

Treatments: Other: Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05860023

BEUFTR-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this randomized controlled study was to compare the effect of aerobic exercise and pelvic floor muscle strengthening exercises on uterus involution. In the scope of study following questions will be answered at the end of the study. First which of the exercise type is more effective to enhance uterus involution? Secondly, does exercises induce changes in lactation rate during the study period? Thirdly, does exercises improve the experienced pain? Study will be consisted of three groups as control group, pelvic floor exercise group and aerobic exercise group. Control group will take routine gynaecological treatment. Pelvic floor muscle strengthening exercise group will attend to seven day pelvic floor strengthening exercise programme. Aerobic exercise group will attend to seven day aerobic exercise programme consisting of walking.

Full description

A total of 45 mothers who satisfies the eligibility criteria of the study will be recruited to the study. Following to the recruitment process mothers will be randomly assigned to the one of the three groups. Mothers in the control group will only take routine gynecologic treatment. Mothers in the aerobic exercise group will attend to aerobic exercises starting from the second day of the hospitalization for one week. Mothers who will be in pelvic floor strengthening exercise group after the randomization will be asked to perform six exercises with moderate difficulty that are recommended by the national association for incontinence.

Enrollment: 45 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 19 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age of 19 to 35 years
• New born APGAR score is equal or higher than 8
• First pregnancy
• Giving birth in 37th to 40th weeks of the pregnancy
• Birthweight ranging from 2500 g to 4000 g

Exclusion criteria

• Eclampsia
• Puerperal psychosis
• Severe preeclampsia
• Multiple pregnancy story
• Uterus abnormality story
• Uterus surgery story
• Use of artificial estrogen
• Existence of systemic, mental or pregnancy related diseases
• Occurrence of complication during or after the pregnancy
• Symptoms of uterus subinvolution

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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45 participants in 3 patient groups

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

In this group, mothers will only take routine gynecologic. No additional treatment will be applied to the mothers in this group.

Aerobic Exercise Group

Experimental group

Description:

This group will attend to seven days aerobic exercise program with 65% to 75% of their maximum heart rate monitored with pulse oximeter. Aerobic exercise will take 30 minutes consisting of 5 minute warm up, 20 minute jogging and 5 minute cool down. Prior to discharge pulse oximeter will be given to the participants for self monitorization. Their compliance to exercise will be questioned with daily phone calls.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise

Pelvic Floor Muscle Strengthening Group

Experimental group

Description:

This group will attend to seven days pelvic floor muscle strengthening programme with moderate intensity consisting of 6 exercises recommended by the national association for incontinence. Prior to discharge exercise sheets will be given to the participants. Their compliance to exercise will be questioned with daily phone calls.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise