Effects of Two In-hospital Antepartum Interventions on Functional Ability and Quality of Life in … (NCT02239341) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Effects of Two In-hospital Antepartum Interventions on Functional Ability and Quality of Life in Early Postpartum Women.
Canada9 participantsStarted 2014-10-30
Plain-language summary
The current standard of care for pregnant women deemed to be high-risk often involves recommending varying levels of activity-restriction, up to and including hospitalization. High levels of activity-restriction can lead to physical deconditioning of the mother, which can be difficult to recover from after birth. The proposed study will investigate whether a mild muscular conditioning program conducted in bed and given to hospitalized activity-restricted high-risk pregnant women will improve functional ability, cardiovascular deconditioning and overall quality of life in the postpartum period compared to a control group with no in hospital bed-rest exercise program. We hypothesize that women with a in-hospital muscle conditioning program will be better able to perform functional ability tasks and activities of daily living than a control group with no exercise program.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Hospitalized high-risk pregnant women in hospital for at least 7 days
* Diagnosed with gestational hypertension
* Diagnosed with preeclampsia (mild to moderate)
* Diagnosed with intrauterine growth restriction
* Single baby
* Expecting twins
* Expecting triplets
* Diagnosed with shortened cervix
* Diagnosed with threatened pre-term labour (not actively contracting)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Diagnosed with symptomatic placenta previa (bleeding)
* Diagnosed with severe pre-eclampsia (immediate delivery)
* Diagnosed with conditions indicating a short term hospital stays of less than 7 days
* Diagnosed with infections
* Diagnosed with heart and renal disease
* Diagnosed with diabetes
* Diagnosed with metabolic bone disease
* Diagnosed with hyper-or-hypo-thyroidism
* Diagnosed with Cushing disease and anemia
* Women carrying more than 3 babies
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