Healthy pregnant women
Conditions
Interventions
Control group: they are received usual care from 20 gestational weeks until child birth
Yoga Exercise intervention group: they perform yoga exercise 3 times a week at classes and their home
Nutrition
Sponsors
Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Healthy pregnant women who are permitted to participate the study by their obstetricians 2) with singleton pregnancies
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) less than 20 years old 2) abnormality with their fetus 3) with inadequate Japanese literacy 4) with serious disease or obstetric complications
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weight gain during pregnancy (baseline: 20 gestational weeks, endpoint 1: 28 gestational weeks, endpoint 2: 36 gestational weeks, endpoint 3: within 3 days after childbirth, endpoint 4: one month postpartum and endpoint 5: 18 months after child birth) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison between baseline (20 gestational weeks) and endpoints (endpoint 1: 28 gestational weeks, endpoint 2: 36 gestational weeks); 1. Salivary cortisol concentrations measured by using saliva collected 4 times a day for two days among yoga exercise group and control group 2. Scores of psychological scales between control and nutrition group vs yoga group and yoga & nutrition group, additionally comparison between these four groups. 1) Scores measured by Hospital anxiety and depression scale and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale 2) Fatigue scores measured by jikakusho shirabe 3) Scores measured by pregnancy self-evaluation questionnaire 4) Self-esteem scores 5) General Health Questionnaire 6) Health related QOL(SF8) 7) Scores of minor disturbance symptoms 8)Birth satisfaction (within 3days after childbirth) 9) Cost-effectiveness for maternal and family health from childbirth to 18 months after childbirth. 3. Comparison nutrient outcomes between control and yoga group vs nutrition group and yoga & nutrition group, additionally comparison between these four groups 1. Nutrient intakes 2. Serum and plasma micro nutrients Comparison of salivary cortisol collected at 14:00 and 15:00 1. Control group: collection at their home 2. Yoga exercise group: collection before and after yoga class Comparisons of lower leg condition before and after exercise program participation among yoga and yoga & nutrition group; 1. Circumference length of legs 2. Blood flow and vessel diameter measured by ultrasonic echo 3. Surface temperature measured by thermography 4. Subjective symptoms | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMasayo Matsuzaki
The University of Tokyo Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate school of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed