Physical Exercise Controls Gestational Weight Gain

March 13, 2013 updated by: María Perales Santaella, Technical University of Madrid

The Role of a Supervised Physical Exercise Program as a Alternative on the Control of Maternal Gestational Weight Gain

An estimated two-thirds to three- quarters of women experience gestational weight gain outside of IOM's 2009 recommendations: 40-60% of women experiencing excessive gain and 15-30% inadequate gain. Not gaining the adequate weight gain is strongly associated with several maternal and fetal complications..

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The aim of this study was to assess the role of a supervised exercise programme on the control of maternal gestational weight gain and its consequences.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

2350

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Spain
      • Madrid, Spain, 28040
        • Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Being healthy and able to exercise following American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines
  • Being able to communicate in spanish

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Obstetrician complications
  • Being interested in the study after 18 weeks
  • Not being regular in physical exercise program
  • Younger than 18 years old

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Exercise group
Behavioral: Exercise group

The physical conditioning program included a total of three 50-55 minute sessions per week. Pregnant women started at 9 weeks and finished at 38-39 weeks, therefore, an average of 85 training sessions were planned for each participant. All subjects wore a heart rate (HR) monitor (Polar FT7, Finland) during the training sessions to ensure that the exercise intensity was light to moderate.

Each session included 10 min of warm up and 10 min of cool down which included an specific pelvic floor muscles training. The core section of the exercise session lasted from 25 to 30 min and included moderate-intensity aerobic exercises once a week and resistance exercises twice a week.
No Intervention: Control group
Sedentary pregnant women

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Maternal gestational weight gain
Time Frame: 40-42 weeks
Maternal weight gain
40-42 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Maternal gestational diabetes
Time Frame: From 24 to 26 week
Gestational diabetes
From 24 to 26 week
Fetal body mass index
Time Frame: 38-42 weeks
Baby body Mass index (BMI)
38-42 weeks

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Gestational age
Time Frame: 36-42 weeks
Number of weeks of gestation at labor
36-42 weeks
Fetal outcome
Time Frame: 36-42 weeks
Type of labor
36-42 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Technical University of Madrid

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 4, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 11, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

February 13, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 14, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 13, 2013

Last Verified

January 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Gestational weight gain

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