CompletedNot Applicable

Effect of Physical Exercise Program During Pregnancy on Excessive Weight Gain and Its Consequences

Spain320 participantsStarted 2007-09

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a moderated physical exercise program called Blooming Exercise Program (BEP) developed during pregnancy in order to control excessive maternal weight gain and its consequences. Additionally, other objectives of the study were to analyse the influence of BEP on urinary incontinence, on the other pregnancy outcomes and on the perception of the pregnant's health

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 50 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy pregnant women * Delivering in "Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada" * At week 10-14 of gestation * Able to attend 3 sessions per week until the end of the pregnancy Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications appointed by ACOG * Less than 56 sessions

What they're measuring

Maternal weight gain

Timeframe: week 36-38 of gestation

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01477372

SponsorUniversidad Politecnica de Madrid

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2011-02

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