Prenatal Pilates Assisted Childbirth Preparation Training and Incontinence

NCT ID: NCT06185439

Last Updated: 2024-01-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

126 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-03-02

Study Completion Date

2022-08-01

Brief Summary

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A randomized controlled trial was made to determine the effectiveness of prenatal pilates-supported childbirth preparation training on birth outcomes, incontinence during pregnancy, and the postpartum period.

Detailed Description

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One of the risk factors for the development of stress incontinence in women is pregnancy and childbirth. This problem increases as pregnancy progresses and continues in the postpartum period.

It was tested the hypothesis, there is no difference in the development of urinary incontinence in the prenatal and postpartum periods among women who receive Pilates-assisted childbirth preparation training and women who were into the usual care.

Conditions

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Incontinence, Urinary Training Group, Sensitivity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Following recruitment, the pregnant women were divided into a study and a control group by randomization (1:1 randomization)
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors
The data will be collected by the assistant researcher and entered into the SPSS program as A and B groups. Analyzes will be performed by the principal investigator who is blind to the groups.

Study Groups

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Experimental: Study group

In this study, the study group was provided with prenatal pilates-assisted childbirth preparation training and follow-up, in addition to the usual care provided by health professionals.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Prenatal Pilates Assisted Childbirth Preparation Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Training was given twice a week for two hours a day (one hour of theory, one An hour of exercise = 45 minutes of pregnant plates and 15 minutes of breathing exercises) total eight weeks.

Control group

The control group was in the usual care.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Prenatal Pilates Assisted Childbirth Preparation Training

Training was given twice a week for two hours a day (one hour of theory, one An hour of exercise = 45 minutes of pregnant plates and 15 minutes of breathing exercises) total eight weeks.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Experimental: Study group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being between the ages of 18-35,
* Being in the 28th-30th week of pregnancy
* Having a singleton pregnancy
* Being nulliparous

Exclusion Criteria

* Having chronic constipation
* Having a chronic cough
* Having a history of any psychiatric condition, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, congenital or acquired anatomical abnormalities of the urogenital tract, bladder malignancy
* Being overweight and obese
* Giving birth outside of 37-42 weeks
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Aydin Adnan Menderes University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gonca Buran

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Gonca Buran, Asis Prof

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Uludag University

Locations

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Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi

Nilufer, Bursa, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Mazzarino M, Kerr D, Morris ME. Pilates program design and health benefits for pregnant women: A practitioners' survey. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2018 Apr;22(2):411-417. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2017.05.015. Epub 2017 May 31.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29861243 (View on PubMed)

Sargin MA, Yassa M, Taymur BD, Ergun E, Akca G, Tug N. Adaptation and validation of the Michigan Incontinence Severity Index in a Turkish population. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2016 May 26;10:929-35. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S106209. eCollection 2016.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27307713 (View on PubMed)

Ahlund S, Rothstein E, Radestad I, Zwedberg S, Lindgren H. Urinary incontinence after uncomplicated spontaneous vaginal birth in primiparous women during the first year after birth. Int Urogynecol J. 2020 Jul;31(7):1409-1416. doi: 10.1007/s00192-019-03975-0. Epub 2019 May 28.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 31139858 (View on PubMed)

Chang SR, Lin WA, Chang TC, Lin HH, Lee CN, Lin MI. Risk factors for stress and urge urinary incontinence during pregnancy and the first year postpartum: a prospective longitudinal study. Int Urogynecol J. 2021 Sep;32(9):2455-2464. doi: 10.1007/s00192-021-04788-w. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 33835213 (View on PubMed)

Dias NT, Ferreira LR, Fernandes MG, Resende APM, Pereira-Baldon VS. A Pilates exercise program with pelvic floor muscle contraction: Is it effective for pregnant women? A randomized controlled trial. Neurourol Urodyn. 2018 Jan;37(1):379-384. doi: 10.1002/nau.23308. Epub 2017 May 23.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 28543751 (View on PubMed)

Buran G, Erim Avci S. The effect of pregnancy pilates-assisted childbirth preparation training on urinary incontinence and birth outcomes: a randomized-controlled study. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2024 Nov;310(5):2725-2735. doi: 10.1007/s00404-024-07653-5. Epub 2024 Jul 31.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39083052 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2011-KAEK-26/193

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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