Pilates Exercises on Postpartum Fatigue, Maternal Functioning and Quality of Life

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Maternal Fatigue

Treatments: Other: Pilates excercises, streching and breathing; Other: stretching and breathing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05931588

REC/01366 Ayesha

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to determine the effect of Pilates exercises on postpartum fatigue, maternal functioning and quality of life.

Full description

the effect of Pilates exercises in reducing postpartum fatigue is not well known however in recent study Pilates exercises alone was quantified which was based on home exercises and had a positive effect, it was conducted in primiparas women, there was also possibility of recall bias due to self report nature of data

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Multiparous females
• Age 18 to 45 years
• Females with vaginal delivery
• Two weeks after Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery
• Fatigue score of >11 on Fatigue Assessment scale

Exclusion criteria

• Postpartum depression score greater or equal to 10 , based on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression scale (EPDS)
• Postpartum anemia
• Generalized Anxiety Disorders
• Chronic illnesses (Diabetes /hypothyroidism)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

Pilates exercises, streching and breathing

Experimental group

Description:

the intervention Pilates exercises, streching and breathing exercises is administered under supervision

Treatment:

Other: Pilates excercises, streching and breathing

Other: stretching and breathing

streching and breathing

Experimental group

Description:

home based exercise program which is streching and breathing.

Treatment:

Other: stretching and breathing