The Effect of Yoga on Labour and Neonatal Outcomes in Pregnant Women

NCT ID: NCT06897072

Last Updated: 2025-04-01

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 80 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-01-15
• Study Completion Date: 2025-09-15

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of yoga on mode of delivery preference, labour satisfaction and neonatal outcomes. This study was planned as a randomised controlled experimental study. The population of the study will consist of pregnant women who apply to the childbirth preparation classes of the institutions affiliated to the Bucak District Health Directorate, who meet the inclusion criteria and accept to participate in the study. The sample of the study; It will consist of pregnant women who apply for pregnancy follow-up to the birth preparation class determined between the dates of the study (15.01.2025 - 30.04.2025), who meet the criteria for admission to the study and who accept the study. The sample number was calculated by performing power analysis with the G power programme (19) and taking a study as a reference (20). According to the power analysis, the sample size was determined as 80 people (40 experimental, 40 control) to reach 95% power with an effect size of 0.8 and a 5% margin of error.

Conditions

Pregnancy Related

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Yoga

It was planned to exclude those who did not accept to participate in the study, who were diagnosed with risky pregnancy, who were illiterate, who had systemic disease and mental problems requiring treatment, who had a gestational week less than 26-28, and who had communication and language problems. After the sampling is completed, the aims of the study will be explained to all pregnant women and they will be included in the study if they are satisfied. Participants in the experimental group will start the first pregnancy yoga session between the 26th and 28th weeks of pregnancy and attend the last session at the 37th week of pregnancy. They will practice yoga twice a week (each session lasting 75 minutes) in childbirth preparation classes

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Yoga

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

In the experimental group, yoga exercises were performed for 50 minutes with physical yoga movements (Vrksasana (tree pose), janusirsasana (head-knee pose), modifiedmarichyasana (great sage pose), baddhakonasana (connected angle pose), malasana (garland pose), sukhasana (meditation pose), ardhapadmasana (lotus sitting pose), gomukhasana (cow face pose), supta matyendrasana (spinal rotation pose on the back), bharmanasana (table pose), chakravasana (cat/cow pose), dandayamanabharmasana (balancing yoga pose), vajrasana (diamond pose), viraphadrasana 1-2 (warrior 1-2 pose). The class will include 15 minutes of meditation (deep relaxation with a focus on breath and self-awareness), breathing exercises in between and 10 minutes of relaxation.

Control

The control group will receive the routine antenatal care that all pregnant women receive.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Yoga

In the experimental group, yoga exercises were performed for 50 minutes with physical yoga movements (Vrksasana (tree pose), janusirsasana (head-knee pose), modifiedmarichyasana (great sage pose), baddhakonasana (connected angle pose), malasana (garland pose), sukhasana (meditation pose), ardhapadmasana (lotus sitting pose), gomukhasana (cow face pose), supta matyendrasana (spinal rotation pose on the back), bharmanasana (table pose), chakravasana (cat/cow pose), dandayamanabharmasana (balancing yoga pose), vajrasana (diamond pose), viraphadrasana 1-2 (warrior 1-2 pose). The class will include 15 minutes of meditation (deep relaxation with a focus on breath and self-awareness), breathing exercises in between and 10 minutes of relaxation.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• being a woman
• who had a gestational week over than 26-28

Exclusion Criteria

• who did not accept to participate in the study,
• who were diagnosed with risky pregnancy,
• who were illiterate,
• who had systemic disease and mental problems requiring treatment, who had a gestational week less than 26-28, and
• who had communication and language problems.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

SABRIYE UCAN YAMAC

Dr.

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Burdur, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Reference Type: RESULT

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Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 34407025 (View on PubMed)

Van der Riet P, Francis L, Rees A. Exploring the impacts of mindfulness and yoga upon childbirth outcomes and maternal health: an integrative review. Scand J Caring Sci. 2020 Sep;34(3):552-565. doi: 10.1111/scs.12762. Epub 2019 Dec 3.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 31797402 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

GO 2024/838

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id