The Effect of Physical Exercise After Childbirth

ümran erciyes

Status: Begins enrollment this month

Conditions: Postpartum

Treatments: Behavioral: exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06990009

2025/183

Details and patient eligibility

About

Postpartum women are recommended to engage in physical activity including moderate intensity aerobic and strengthening exercises for at least 150 minutes within one week. The benefits of postpartum exercise include strengthening abdominal muscles, increasing energy, preventing postpartum depression, reducing stress, improving sleep quality and losing excess weight gained during pregnancy. However, activity levels of women who have given birth are reported to be very low, despite the great benefits of exercise on physical and mental health. In a meta-analysis, it was stated that exercise can be used for counseling and therapeutic purposes to improve postpartum quality of life and reduce fatigue.

Full description

Although studies evaluating sleep quality, quality of life and fatigue of postpartum women have been found in the literature, no study evaluating the effect of postpartum physical exercise in Turkey has been found yet. Accordingly, this study was planned to evaluate the effect of physical exercise on sleep quality, quality of life and fatigue in postpartum women.

Enrollment: 108 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Be over 18 years of age
• Be able to read and write in Turkish
• Be in the 24th postpartum hour
• Have had a vaginal delivery
• Have had a single live birth -Have had a single live birth
• Be primiparous
• Have given birth at term -Have given birth at term
• Accept to participate in the study
• Have no musculoskeletal disorder preventing exercise
• Have no chronic disorder preventing exercise
• Using a smart phone

Exclusion criteria

• Having a regular exercise program
• Having a baby in intensive care
• Having a psychiatric treatment in the postpartum period
• Being multiparous
• Willing to voluntarily leave the study
• Did not perform the exercises more than two days in a week

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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108 participants in 2 patient groups

exercise

Experimental group

Description:

In line with the Puerperium and Newborn Care Guide, an exercise implementation protocol will be prepared by obtaining the opinion of a group of 10 experts on the appropriateness of the exercises and when they should be started. In this direction, a brochure and a video will be created for the participants to practice the exercises. A pilot study will be conducted in a group of 10 people on the use of the brochure and video, and the brochure and video will be finalized. Participants will be asked to do these exercises for 30 minutes a day, five days a week for eight weeks. A reminder message will be sent to the exercise group by the researchers to remind them of the exercises and provide motivation for eight weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: exercise

control

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will not receive any intervention and routine care will continue.