Comparison of Home Exercises and Home Exercise Pogram Taught by Physiotherapist in Women With Gestational Diabetes
Condition: Gestational Diabetes
MeSH terms: Diabetes, Gestational; Diabetes Mellitus
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      Participants will be randomized and divided into 3 groups. The exercise program prepared for
      the 1st group gestational diabetes will be explained to the pregnant women by the
      physiotherapist and the exercises will be taught to the patient. They do these exercises as
      home exercise with 10 repetitions 3 days a week, until the 34th week of pregnancy. In the
      second group, the same exercise program will be given to the participants only as a brochure
      and they will be asked to do 10 repetitions at home, 3 days a week, until the 34th week of
      pregnancy. In the 3rd group, the participants will not be given any exercise program, they
      will be asked to continue their routine care.
    

Detailed description: 
      45 pregnant women who applied to Çamlıca Medipol Hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics and were
      diagnosed with gestational diabetes will be included in the study. Being between the ages of
      20-40, pregnancy of 26-30 weeks, being diagnosed with gestational diabetes as a result of
      oral glucose tolerance test, BMI>45 kg/m2, being physically inactive are inclusion criteria.
      Exclusion criteria are being younger than 18 years of age, having a history of Type 1 or Type
      2 diabetes, having undergone bariatric surgery, using drugs that cause weight gain, and
      contraindications that prevent exercise. Participants will be randomized and divided into 3
      groups. The exercise program prepared for the 1st group gestational diabetes will be
      explained to the pregnant women by the physiotherapist and the exercises will be taught to
      the patient. They do these exercises as home exercise with 10 repetitions 3 days a week,
      until the 34th week of pregnancy. In the second group, the same exercise program will be
      given to the participants only as a brochure and they will be asked to do 10 repetitions at
      home, 3 days a week, until the 34th week of pregnancy. In the 3rd group, the participants
      will not be given any exercise program, they will be asked to continue their routine care.
      Participants' fasting glucose and HbA1c values, anthropometric measurements, physical
      activity levels with the "pregnancy physical activity questionnaire (GFAA) and their quality
      of life with the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Short Form will be
      evaluated.
    

Intervention name(s): The exercise program; The exercise program
Intervention type(s): Other; Other
Intervention description(s): The exercise program prepared for the 1st group gestational diabetes will be explained to the pregnant women by the physiotherapist and the exercises will be taught to the patient.; The same exercise program will be given to the participants only as a brochure and they will be asked to do 10 repetitions at home, 3 days a week, until the 34th week of pregnancy.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary purpose: Treatment
Keywords: gestational diabetes; home exercise; physiotherapist