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The effect of relaxation on fasting blood glucose and blood pressure in women with gestational diabetes mellitus

The effect of relaxation on fasting blood glucose and blood pressure in women with gestational diabetes mellitus

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2015071222943N2
Enrollment
80
Registered
2015-12-31
Start date
2015-07-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Gestational diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus arising in Pregnancy

Interventions

Intervention 1: Control group: first, we will take samples of systole and diastole blood pressure and blood sugar for women with pregnancy diabetes and during study period this group will obtain routi
Treatment - Other
Control group: first, we will take samples of systole and diastole blood pressure and blood sugar for women with pregnancy diabetes and during study period this group will obtain routine clinical heal
Intervention group: this group will take a session for 45 minute training relaxation and they will attend relaxation class next sessions. There are 1-4 attendant each session. In technic classes the

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
15 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Criteria of inclusion in the study: diagnosis of pregnancy diabetes by specialist physician; gestational age more than 24 weeks and lower than 26 weeks, lack of identified mental disorders, without illnesses such as asthma, chronic hypertension, kidney, heart, epilepsy which affects the blood sugar and pressure, lack of taking special drugs of pregnancy which affects blood sugar and pressure, ability to understand and speak Persian, literacy read and write; no history of stillbirth and infertility. Criteria of exclusion from the study: missing pregnancy, excessive stress such as the death of someone close, intense family conflicts, accident and surgery operation during the research, nor performing relaxation exercises more than three consecutive days and lack of desire to cooperate, the risk of pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia, bleeding during the third trimester of pregnancy and infection during pregnancy, the necessity of performing other psychiatric intervention including necessity of visiting a psychiatrist, using sedative and antianxiety and doing hypnotism during research, initiating insulin shot during current pregnancy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Fasting blood sugar. Timepoint: fast blood sugar (gr/dL) which will be measured prior to the intervention and after the intervention session will be finished through a laboratory method. Method of measurement: laboratory method and In gram per dc litr.;Systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Timepoint: systole and diastole blood pressure will be measured prior to the intervention and after the intervention session will be finished by a mercury sphygmomanometer. Method of measurement: mercury sphygmomanometer and Millimeters of mercury and.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
. Timepoint: . Method of measurement: .

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSara Bikdeloo

Tehran School of Nursing and Midwifery

bigdelys@gmail.com? sbigdelo@razi.tums.ac.ir+98 21 6692 7171

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026