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Effects of Modified TaiChi Exercise on Maternal Stress, Fatigue, Sleep Quality, Biomarkers, and Infant Gestational Age and Birthweight

NCT01397318 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2011-07-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Many pregnant women experience stress, fatigue, and poor sleep quality that may influence infant outcomes such as prematurity and low birthweight through immunologic pathway of biomarkers (serum cytokines and c-reactive protein). In contrast, TaiChi exercise, one kind of physical activity, can increase pulmonary and immune functions and reduce stress may therefore prevent pregnancy complications and further prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes; however, its effects has not been explored in studies. Therefore, this study aims to investigate relationships between prenatal stress, fatigue, sleep quality, biomarkers, and infant outcomes; modified a TaiChi exercise program suitable for pregnant women; and test the effects of the exercise on reducing stress and fatigue, promote sleep quality, modulate biomarkers, and prevent adverse infant outcomes. Infant outcomes in the study will be measured with gestational age and birthweight. The study is a three-stage longitudinal interventional design.

Conditions

  • TaiChi Exercise
  • Pregnant Women

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Szu-Yuan Chou · Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
17 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-09-30
Completion
2013-07-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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