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The effect of selfcare on management of leg edema during late pregnancy

Investigating the effect of self-care training on the management of peripheral edema of the lower limbs during late pregnancy

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20240407061436N1
Enrollment
60
Registered
2024-07-18
Start date
2024-07-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-07-22

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

Conditions

Edema of the lower limbs during pregnancy.

Interventions

Intervention 1: "Intervention group:" In this project, the intervention group includes 30 30pregnant women with lower limb edema, in addition to routine pregnancy care, a face-to-face training session

Sponsors

Tarbiat Modares University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 35 Normal pregnancy (without complications) between 30 and 34weeks 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 No bed rest required. Absence of mental problems Not taking medicine except supplements during pregnancy No drug addiction

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Performing other exercises or other specific treatment to remove leg edema during the study (according to the patient's statement) 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 participate in other training classes 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: 5 and 10 and 30 days 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