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Influence of Physical Exercise on Endothelial Function in Pregnant Women

NCT00741312 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2011-01-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of regular aerobic exercise on endothelial function in pregnancy.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Regular aerobic physical exercise

Walking (10 minutes), aerobic exercise (30 minutes), stretching (10 minutes) and relaxation exercise (10 minutes). Exercise will be performed at three sessions per week. All sessions will be supervised by a physical therapist and a physical educator. The exercise-program follows the ACOG and ACSM exercise prescription. Aerobic activities will be performed at moderate intensity (60-70% of maximal heart rate) measured by the 6-20 Borg's rating scale. Each session starts with a 5 minutes of warm up, followed by 30 minutes of aerobic activity, including 5 minutes cool down. This is followed by 15 minutes of circuit strength training of the upper limbs, lower limbs, and deep abdominal stabilization muscles. The last 5 minutes consists of stretching and relaxation exercises.

BEHAVIORAL

Activities of daily living

Basic activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, eating, walking) without counseling by a physical therapist.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia

    collaborator OTHER

  • Universidad del Valle, Colombia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ana C Plata, MSc · Universidad del Valle

  • Adalberto Sanchez, PhD · Universidad del Valle

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-10-31
Primary Completion
2010-10-31
Completion
2011-01-31

Countries

  • Colombia

Study Locations

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