Physical Exercise Controls Gestational Weight Gain

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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An estimated two-thirds to three- quarters of women experience gestational weight gain outside of IOM's 2009 recommendations: 40-60% of women experiencing excessive gain and 15-30% inadequate gain. Not gaining the adequate weight gain is strongly associated with several maternal and fetal complications..

Detailed Description
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The aim of this study was to assess the role of a supervised exercise programme on the control of maternal gestational weight gain and its consequences.

Official Title
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The Role of a Supervised Physical Exercise Program as a Alternative on the Control of Maternal Gestational Weight Gain

Conditions
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Pregnancy

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Exercise group


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Being healthy and able to exercise following American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines Being able to communicate in spanish Exclusion Criteria: Obstetrician complications Being interested in the study after 18 weeks Not being regular in physical exercise program Younger than 18 years old

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 45 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Exercise group<br> | Behavioral: Exercise group<br>* The physical conditioning program included a total of three 50-55 minute sessions per week. Pregnant women started at 9 weeks and finished at 38-39 weeks, therefore, an average of 85 training sessions were planned for each participant. All subjects wore a heart rate (HR) monitor (Polar FT7, Finland) during the training sessions to ensure that the exercise intensity was light to moderate. Each session included 10 min of warm up and 10 min of cool down which included an specific pelvic floor muscles training. The core section of the exercise session lasted from 25 to 30 min and included moderate-intensity aerobic exercises once a week and resistance exercises twice a week.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control group<br>Sedentary pregnant women | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maternal gestational weight gain | Maternal weight gain | 40-42 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maternal gestational diabetes | Gestational diabetes | From 24 to 26 week | 
| Fetal body mass index | Baby body Mass index (BMI) | 38-42 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Exercise, Aerobic, Resistance training, Pregnancy, Maternal weight gain, IOM recommendations