A study to find how the virtual reality based exercises can improve the balance, reduce the risk of fall and improve their activities of daily living and quality of life in pregnant women.

Effectiveness of Immersive Virtual Reality Exercises on Joint Proprioception, Balance, Fall Risk, Functional Mobility, Physical Activity And Quality Of Life In Pregnant Women -A Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/10/075445

Enrollment

130

Registered

2024-10-17

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-11-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Immersive Virtual Reality Exercises: The experimental group will be receiving the immersive virtual reality training as follows: 1. Spiritual walk: Pregnant women wearing VR glasses wil

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women(primiparous or nulliparous) who have completed 13 weeks of gestation. Low risk pregnancies with no active maternal or fetal complications. pregnant women with existing joint reposition error more than 2.5 degree

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of knee or ankle related injuries in the past 6 months. Any pregnancy related complications like preexisting medical conditions or previous history of multiple abortions. Women who have been advised to be on bed rest or physically less active. Pregnant women experiencing hyperemesis, dizziness or vertigo. Any previous history of preterm labour or miscarriage. Women who has undergone any lower limb surgeries

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Joint position error measured by smartphone inclinometerTimepoint: Baseline at 13 weeks of gestation. At 20, 24, 28, 32 weeks of gestation during the intervention. At 6th and 8th week postpartum as follow up	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Balance measured by TUG test Functional mobility measured by Four square step test. Fall risk measured by PASRoF Physical activity measured by Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire. Quality of Life measured by WHOQOL-bref Timepoint: Baseline at 13 weeks of gestation. Will be measured once in 4 weeks (at the end of 20,24, 28, 32WGA) for TUG, FSST, Joint reposition test, PPAQ, PASRoF, WHOQOL-Bref followed by 8 weeks of intervention. Follow up at 6th and 8th week postpartum	—

Measure

Time frame

Balance measured by TUG test Functional mobility measured by Four square step test. Fall risk measured by PASRoF Physical activity measured by Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire. Quality of Life measured by WHOQOL-bref Timepoint: Baseline at 13 weeks of gestation. Will be measured once in 4 weeks (at the end of 20,24, 28, 32WGA) for TUG, FSST, Joint reposition test, PPAQ, PASRoF, WHOQOL-Bref followed by 8 weeks of intervention. Follow up at 6th and 8th week postpartum

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRADHIKA GOPALS

Srinivas Institute of Physiotherapy

radhikaradhu1590@gmail.com9995507379

Outcome results