CompletedNot Applicable

Interval Versus Continuous Exercise During Pregnancy

Canada32 participantsStarted 2020-12-01

Plain-language summary

The objective of this randomized cross-over design was to investigate the fetal well-being and maternal glycemic response to an acute bout of aerobic high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) with pregnant individuals.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 50 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Carrying a singleton pregnancy (i.e. greater than or equal to 20 weeks of gestation). * Has access to a stationary bike * Located within Canada and/or within Edmonton Alberta Exclusion Criteria: * History of smoking within the last year * Taking medications that may interfere with cardiovascular function. * High-order pregnancies, e.g. twins or above. * Females with absolute contraindications (as outlined by the Canadian Guidelines for Physical Activity throughout Pregnancy and the PARMed-X questionnaire)

What they're measuring

Flash Glucose Monitor; interstitial Glucose

Timeframe: 7-days

Fetal Heart Rate

Timeframe: 3-minutes

Fetal Umbilical Blood Flow

Timeframe: 3-minutes

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05369247

SponsorUniversity of Alberta

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-12-30

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