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The effect of self-care education on prevention of peripheral lower extremities edema during pregnancy

The effect of self-care education on prevention of peripheral lower extremities edema during pregnancy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20240128060830N1
Enrollment
60
Registered
2024-06-08
Start date
2024-08-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-06-24

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Conditions

Edema of the lower limbs during pregnancy.

Interventions

Intervention 1: In this project, the intervention group including 30 pregnant women, in addition to routine pregnancy care, a face-to-face training session will be held in the form of training to just

Sponsors

Tarbiat modares university
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: First pregnancy and singleton Age between 18 and 35 Normal pregnancy (without complications) between 27 and 28 weeks of pregnancy Absence of edema in legs and feet BMI in the normal range (normal BMI is 19.8 to 24 kg/m2) The normal state of amniotic fluid No history of infertility Not suffering from any disease (according to the patient's records and statements) No bed rest required. Absence of mental problems (according to the file) Not taking medicine except supplements during pregnancy (according to the file and the patient's statement) No drug addiction (according to the patient's case and statement)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Performing other exercises or other specific treatment to remove leg edema during the study (according to the patient's statement) Reluctance to exercise Standing for a long time or having a job condition of sitting and standing for a long time The occurrence of problems such as fractures in the lower limbs Reluctance to complete the measurement participate in other training classes Failure to fully complete the checklist Receiving medicine or a special diet to relieve pain and edema during study Suffering from pre-eclampsia or eclampsia during the intervention process Receiving other complementary medicine methods

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mean peripheral edema severity scores. Timepoint: immediately and one month and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: In the present study, the measurement of the circumference around the wrist, around the heel and around the joint between the fingers and metatarsal bones of the MPJ will be used to check the amount of edema using an inflexible tape measure.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFarkhondeh Amin Shokravi

Tarbiat modares university

aminsh_f@modares.ac.ir+98 21 8288 4506

Outcome results

None listed

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