Physical Therapy in Pregnant Women With Preeclampsia (FPE)

University of Sao Paulo

Status and phase

Unknown

Phase 2

Phase 1

Conditions

Preeclampsia

Treatments

Other: Physical therapy

Other: No physical therapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01630772

6500

65002010 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence that has a physical therapy protocol in maternal and fetal hemodynamics in relation to blood pressure, maternal and fetal responses and perinatal outcomes.

Full description

The hypertensive disorders in pregnancy affecting 5-8% of pregnant women worldwide, contributing significantly to maternal and fetal complications. Various forms of hypertensive disorders occurring during pregnancy, including preeclampsia and chronic hypertension with superimposed preeclampsia. These two disorders present with high blood pressure and proteinuria, and often lead to the hospitalization of pregnant women.

The objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of a physical therapy protocol used in pregnant women with preeclampsia on blood pressure, maternal-fetal outcomes and perinatal outcomes.

Participants in the study pregnant women with preeclampsia and hypertension with superimposed pre-eclampsia, hospitalized, with no significant complications that may impair the normal course of pregnancy. All pregnant women are monitored through laboratory and clinical data and the fetus monitored by tests that assessed their vitality, in addition, pregnant women in the intervention group performed the proposed physiotherapeutic the study protocol.

Enrollment

60 estimated patients

Sex

Female

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Participed of The study, high-risk pregnant women with gestational age between 24 and 38 weeks, hospitalized with a diagnosis of preeclampsia or chronic hypertension with superimposed preeclampsia, with no other maternal diseases and absence of fetal diseases by diagnostic ultrasound examinations and fetal well.

Exclusion criteria

Pregnant women who became symptomatic (blurred vision, epigastric pain, headache) secondary to the hypertensive process;
24-hour proteinuria above 2 g
Laboratory abnormalities (thrombocytopenia, alteration of renal function, elevated liver enzymes, elevated bilirubin);
Request the patient to leave the project.