Pilates Exercises on Postpartum Fatigue, Maternal Functioning and Quality of Life

NCT ID: NCT05931588

Last Updated: 2023-07-05

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 32 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-12-02
• Study Completion Date: 2023-05-25

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to determine the effect of Pilates exercises on postpartum fatigue, maternal functioning and quality of life.

Detailed Description

the effect of Pilates exercises in reducing postpartum fatigue is not well known however in recent study Pilates exercises alone was quantified which was based on home exercises and had a positive effect, it was conducted in primiparas women, there was also possibility of recall bias due to self report nature of data

Conditions

Maternal Fatigue

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Pilates exercises, streching and breathing

the intervention Pilates exercises, streching and breathing exercises is administered under supervision

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Pilates excercises, streching and breathing

Intervention Type: OTHER

international group receive Pilates exercises, stretching and breathing two times a week (30 min per session) perform 3 to 5 reps of Pilates exercises under supervision

stretching and breathing

Intervention Type: OTHER

control group guided with stretching and breathing home based program both group till 8 week both groups

streching and breathing

home based exercise program which is streching and breathing.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

stretching and breathing

Intervention Type: OTHER

control group guided with stretching and breathing home based program both group till 8 week both groups

Interventions

Pilates excercises, streching and breathing

international group receive Pilates exercises, stretching and breathing two times a week (30 min per session) perform 3 to 5 reps of Pilates exercises under supervision

Intervention Type: OTHER

stretching and breathing

control group guided with stretching and breathing home based program both group till 8 week both groups

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Multiparous females
• Age 18 to 45 years
• Females with vaginal delivery
• Two weeks after Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery
• Fatigue score of >11 on Fatigue Assessment scale

Exclusion Criteria

• Postpartum depression score greater or equal to 10 , based on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression scale (EPDS)
• Postpartum anemia
• Generalized Anxiety Disorders
• Chronic illnesses (Diabetes /hypothyroidism)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 45 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Summra Andleeb, MS(OMPT)

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

riphah internation university

Locations

Imrana nasir family clinic

Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

Other Identifiers

REC/01366 Ayesha

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id