Postprandial Walking in Obese Pregnant Women and Perinatal Outcomes - a Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial

Professor Fernando Figueira Integral Medicine Institute

Overview

The purpose of this study is to verify if postprandial walks are effective in obese pregnant women, as regards to gestational weight gain and typical diseases of that period, as gestational diabetes and preeclampsia. Perinatal outcomes will be observed, such as macrosomia, shoulder dystocia and fetal death.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Conditions

Obesity Gestational Diabetes Preeclampsia

Interventions

Postprandial walksBEHAVIORAL

Obese pregnant women will be target to carry out walks lasting 10' after the main meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner), Monday to Friday, during 8 weeks. Adherence to the program will be determined by daily readings of pedometers previously provided to pregnant women; minimum of 1500 steps per day from Monday to Friday.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 40 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 18 and 40 years; * Gestational age ≤ 20 weeks, calculated from the last menstrual period and confirmed by the first ultrasound scan; * Obesity - body mass index ( BMI ) ≥ 30 kg/m2, based on the weight before pregnancy, reported by pregnant women no more than 5 kg below measured at admission to the study; * Physically inactive - according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAC); * Single pregnancy. Exclusion Criteria: * Kidney disease or collagen; * Previous history of GDM; * Diabetes type 1 or type 2; * Hypertensive disorders related to pregnancy; * Hemodynamic instability; * Vaginal bleeding; * Visual, auditory or cognitive impairment.

Locations (1)

Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Weight gain after postprandial walks in obese pregnant women.

Time frame: 8 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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