After Cesarean Time Interval for Exercise (ACTIVE) Trial
NCT ID: NCT04345757
Last Updated: 2025-09-24
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Basic Information
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
NA
200 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2020-11-01
2025-12-31
Brief Summary
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Participants will be randomly placed into one of the following study groups:
* Standard postpartum and post-operative instructions group: activity restrictions, including no strenuous exercise, sexual intercourse, or lifting objects greater than 25 pounds for 6 weeks or until evaluation at the 6 week postpartum visit
* Study group: Structured 10 week exercise protocol consisting of core strengthening exercises (concentrating on the abdominal, gluteal, and pelvic areas), breathing exercises, and diaphragm exercises.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Standard instructions
Standard instructions: activity restrictions, including no strenuous exercise, sexual intercourse, or lifting objects greater than 25 pounds for 6 weeks or until evaluation at the 6 week postpartum visit
No interventions assigned to this group
Study Group
Study group: Structured 10 week exercise protocol
Structured exercise
The exercise program will be designed by a physical therapist (Ms. Patricia Ladis) who specializes in postnatal rehabilitation and will be supervised by sports medicine physicians from the Hospital For Special Surgery (HSS). The structured program will include approximately 10 minutes of core muscle group exercises. They will begin this program 2 weeks after their cesarean section. The study group will perform these exercises 5 times per week.
Interventions
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Structured exercise
The exercise program will be designed by a physical therapist (Ms. Patricia Ladis) who specializes in postnatal rehabilitation and will be supervised by sports medicine physicians from the Hospital For Special Surgery (HSS). The structured program will include approximately 10 minutes of core muscle group exercises. They will begin this program 2 weeks after their cesarean section. The study group will perform these exercises 5 times per week.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* carrying only one baby at time of delivery
* delivery planned by scheduled cesarean section
* baby of gestational age of \> 37 weeks
* no known restrictions to exercise.
Exclusion Criteria
* medical history with exercise limitations/disabilities
* carrying more than one baby at time of delivery
* delivery (planned by scheduled or emergent) cesarean section with fetal concerns (anomaly, growth restriction, NICU admission, etc)
18 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
OTHER
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Robin Kalish, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Locations
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New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell
New York, New York, United States
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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19-11021020
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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