Effectiveness of Mat Pilates and Aerobic Training on Fatigue and Depression

NCT ID: NCT04813341

Last Updated: 2021-09-23

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 26 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-09-18
• Study Completion Date: 2021-08-30

Brief Summary

The aim is to see fatigue and depression levels in postpartum females and to evaluate ho two well-known exercises, Mat Pilates and Aerobic training can help to reduce the fatigue levels in postpartum females

Detailed Description

The aim is to see fatigue and depression levels in postpartum females and to evaluate ho two well-known exercises, Mat Pilates and Aerobic training can help to reduce the fatigue levels in postpartum females. In this study, the researcher will also compare the effects of Mat Pilates and Aerobic training on fatigue and depression levels among postpartum females.

Conditions

Post Partum Depression

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Pilates training

Bridging, roll up, one leg circle (both ways); single straight leg stretches; double leg stretches; side kick up and down; side kick circles

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Pilates training

Intervention Type: OTHER

Bridging, roll up, one leg circle (both ways); single straight leg stretches; double leg stretches; side kick up and down; side kick circles. The participant will be instructed to perform 3-5 repetitions of these movements at the start, and to add two more repetitions for each movement every week until the end of the intervention.

Aerobic Training

WALKING: 10 mint brisk walk excluding warm up and cool down in 5 days/ week STATIONARY CYCLE: for 10 mints, 5 days/ week

SITTING EERCISES:

Chest stretch: ask to hold for 5 seconds and perform 5 repetitions Upper body twist: ask to cross the arms against chest and hold for 5 seconds, perform 5 repetitions Hip marching: Ask the client to sit on chair with arm rest and lift each of her leg 5 times

BALANCE EXERCISES:

Sideways walking: ask to perform 10 steps on each way (side to side), 5 days/week.

Heel to Toe walk: perform at least 5 steps and increase gradually in each repetition, 5days/ week Step up and down: Ask to step up and down on given surface, 5 repetitions on each leg, 5 days/ week.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Aerobic Training

Intervention Type: OTHER

WALKING: 10 mint brisk walk excluding warm up and cool down in 5 days/ week STATIONARY CYCLE: for 10 mints, 5 days/ week

SITTING EERCISES:

Chest stretch: ask to hold for 5 seconds and perform 5 repetitions Upper body twist: ask to cross the arms against chest and hold for 5 seconds, perform 5 repetitions Hip marching: Ask the client to sit on chair with arm rest and lift each of her leg 5 times

BALANCE EXERCISES:

Sideways walking: ask to perform 10 steps on each way (side to side), 5 days/week.

Heel to Toe walk: perform at least 5 steps and increase gradually in each repetition, 5days/ week Step up and down: Ask to step up and down on given surface, 5 repetitions on each leg, 5 days/ week.

Interventions

Pilates training

Bridging, roll up, one leg circle (both ways); single straight leg stretches; double leg stretches; side kick up and down; side kick circles. The participant will be instructed to perform 3-5 repetitions of these movements at the start, and to add two more repetitions for each movement every week until the end of the intervention.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Aerobic Training

WALKING: 10 mint brisk walk excluding warm up and cool down in 5 days/ week STATIONARY CYCLE: for 10 mints, 5 days/ week

SITTING EERCISES:

Chest stretch: ask to hold for 5 seconds and perform 5 repetitions Upper body twist: ask to cross the arms against chest and hold for 5 seconds, perform 5 repetitions Hip marching: Ask the client to sit on chair with arm rest and lift each of her leg 5 times

BALANCE EXERCISES:

Sideways walking: ask to perform 10 steps on each way (side to side), 5 days/week.

Heel to Toe walk: perform at least 5 steps and increase gradually in each repetition, 5days/ week Step up and down: Ask to step up and down on given surface, 5 repetitions on each leg, 5 days/ week.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Vaginal delivery
• Singleton pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria

• Caesarean delivery
• Vacuum-assisted delivery
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Menopause females
• Any condition regarding Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Any physical or mental illness

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Anam Aftab, Phd*

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah college of rehabilitation and allied health sciences - Rawalpindi

Locations

Anmol Hospital Phalia

Jhelum, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

Other Identifiers

REC/00844 Rida Fatima

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id