Physical Exercise Program in Obese and Overweight Pregnant Women
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01753622 |
Recruitment Status
: Unknown
Verified December 2012 by María Perales Santaella, Technical University of Madrid.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted
: December 20, 2012
Last Update Posted
: November 14, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Pregnancy | Behavioral: Exercise group | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 150 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Effect of a Supervised Exercise Program in Obese and Overweight Pregnant Women on Outcomes and Level of Depression. A Randomized Controlled Trial |
Study Start Date : | October 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2013 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | November 2015 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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No Intervention: Control group
Sedentary Obese and overweight pregnant women
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Experimental: Exercise group
Physical exercise program
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Behavioral: Exercise group
Supervised physical conditioning program of three 55—60 minute sessions per week during whole pregnancy (from week 9 to 38). Each session consists of 25-30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise, 10 minutes of specific exercises (strength and balance exercises), and 10 minutes of pelvic floor muscles training. Aerobic activity was prescribed at light to moderate intensity, aiming for 55-60 of maximal heart rate. All subjects wore a heart rate (HR) monitor (Polar FT7) during the training sessions to ensure that exercise intensity was light to moderate. |
- Change from level of depression at the end of the pregnancy [ Time Frame: Up to 36 weeks ]The Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale (CES-D) was administered to all obese and overweight pregnant women at the beginning and at the end of their pregnancies
- Maternal gestational weight gain [ Time Frame: 40-42 weeks ]Maternal gain weight
- Maternal outcomes [ Time Frame: After labor ]Type of labor
- Fetal weight [ Time Frame: After labor ]Birth weight (g.)

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 45 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Being healthy and able to exercise following American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines
- Being able to communicate in spanish
- Giving birth at Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada
- Having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 24.9
Exclusion Criteria:
- Multiparity
- Obstetrician complications
- Being interested in the study after 18 weeks
- Not being regular in physical exercise program (minimum adherence 80%)
- Younger than 18 years old

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01753622
Contact: María Perales, PhD student | 913364081 | m.perales.santaella@gmail.com | |
Contact: Ruben Barakat, PhD | 913364020 | barakatruben@gmail.com |
Spain | |
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid | Recruiting |
Madrid, Spain, 28040 | |
Contact: Maria Perales, PhD student 913364081 m.perales.santaella@gmail.com | |
Contact: Ruben Barakat, PhD 913364020 barakatruben@gmail.com | |
Principal Investigator: Maria Perales, PhD student |
Study Director: | Rubén Barakat, PhD | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid |
Responsible Party: | María Perales Santaella, PhD student, Technical University of Madrid |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01753622 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
Overweight-obese pregnant |
First Posted: | December 20, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 14, 2014 |
Last Verified: | December 2012 |
Keywords provided by María Perales Santaella, Technical University of Madrid:
Overweight, obese, pregnant, depression, outcomes |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Overweight Body Weight Signs and Symptoms |