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The Effect Water-exercise on Low Back Pain and Sick Leave, Among Healthy Pregnant Women

NCT02354430 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 516

Last updated 2016-09-02

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Summary

To investigate the possible effect of an unsupervised water-exercise program, on the intensity of low back pain and the number of days spent on sick leave, among healthy pregnant women Our hypothesis is, that 45 minutes of water exercise twice a week for a period of 12 weeks during pregnancy, will reduce the intensity of low back pain and the days spent on sick leave.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Water-exercise

1. An instruction session at an indoor swimming pool, led by the research midwives and a specially trained coach. Participants is shown short movie clips of the six Aqua-Mama water-exercises and practical instructions by the coach while performing the exercises in water. The participants are encouraged to keep a training logbook during the project. 2. One training session consists of: eight laps (200 m) of swimming and AquaMama exercises. Each exercise is illustrated on a board and are performed twice 3. Unsupervised water-exercises (The six AquaMama exercises) 4. Motivating weekly emails during the 12 week training period. 5. Brush up sessions is held once every month for guidance in performing the exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rigshospitalet, Denmark

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hanne Kristine Hegaard, Ph.D · Department of Obstetrics, The Juliane Marie Centre for Women, Children and Reproduction, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9 DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-12-31
Primary Completion
2015-08-31
Completion
2015-08-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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