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Effects of Diaphragmatic Breathing With and Without Aerobic Exercise on Stress, Fatigue and Sleep Quality

NCT05474508 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2022-12-15

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Summary

The puerperium is a critical phase for women , not only does it have a significant impact on the mental and physical health of fresh mothers, but it can also be one of the most stressful moments in a woman's life .Serious psycho- social problems, including fatigue, depression, and stress, have been reported that occurred during the postpartum period. Diaphragm breathing method (DBE).DBE, also known as Diaphragmatic Breathing or Deep Breathing, is an effective holistic mind body workout for coping with stress and physical and mental conditions.Postpartum fatigue is considered the foremost common issue that postnatal ladies stand up to when they move to motherhood.postpartum fatigue is described as sentiments of fatigue,suffocation and diminishes in physical and mental capacity.

This study will be a randomized clinical trial. Sample will be collected through convenient sampling technique.Randomization will be done through lottery method and patients will be divided into two groups. Group A will receive both aerobic exercises and diaphragmatic breathing exercise. B will receive only diaphragmatic breathing exercise. Data will be collected before and after treatment .data will be analyzed through SPPS 25.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Diaphragmatic breathing

Exercise programs will consist of 1 set of contractions per day and each set will include 30 repetitions for 6 weeks.

OTHER

Aerobic exercises

Exercise protocol consist of at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity every week dividing the 150 minutes into 30-minute workouts on 5 days of the week or into smaller 10-minute sessions throughout each day will be carried out for 6 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sabiha Arshad, M.Phil · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-01-01
Primary Completion
2022-08-01
Completion
2022-08-10

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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