Gestational Diabetes, Obesity, Preeclampsia
Conditions
Keywords
Perinatal outcomes
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to verify if postprandial walks are effective in obese pregnant women, as regards to gestational weight gain and typical diseases of that period, as gestational diabetes and preeclampsia. Perinatal outcomes will be observed, such as macrosomia, shoulder dystocia and fetal death.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPostprandial walks
Obese pregnant women will be target to carry out walks lasting 10' after the main meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner), Monday to Friday, during 8 weeks. Adherence to the program will be determined by daily readings of pedometers previously provided to pregnant women; minimum of 1500 steps per day from Monday to Friday.
Sponsors
Professor Fernando Figueira Integral Medicine Institute
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age between 18 and 40 years; * Gestational age ≤ 20 weeks, calculated from the last menstrual period and confirmed by the first ultrasound scan; * Obesity - body mass index ( BMI ) ≥ 30 kg/m2, based on the weight before pregnancy, reported by pregnant women no more than 5 kg below measured at admission to the study; * Physically inactive - according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAC); * Single pregnancy.
Exclusion criteria
* Kidney disease or collagen; * Previous history of GDM; * Diabetes type 1 or type 2; * Hypertensive disorders related to pregnancy; * Hemodynamic instability; * Vaginal bleeding; * Visual, auditory or cognitive impairment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weight gain after postprandial walks in obese pregnant women. | 8 weeks |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed