Status:

UNKNOWN

Postpartum Exercise and Return to Fitness: Optimise Readiness for Military Mums (PERFORM)

Lead Sponsor:

Nottingham Trent University

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Nottingham

Robert Gordon University

Conditions:

Postpartum Period

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of a personalised physical training programme in returning servicewomen to fitness following childbirth. The idea behind the program is...

Detailed Description

In an independent groups study design, the aim was to investigate the efficacy of a postpartum physical development programme on core reconnection (i.e., pelvic floor function, core strength/stability...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Serving, pregnant (third trimester) or 0 to 6 weeks postpartum UK MOD Servicewomen.
  • ≥ 18 years old.
  • Free from any condition or injury that may affect the individual's ability to perform exercise (health screen).
  • Passed fit to exercise by their GP at their routine 6-week postnatal check-up
  • Passed fit to participate by a specialist women's health physiotherapist using study specific assessment criteria.
  • Consent to be pregnancy tested before scans at 6 and 24 weeks postpartum.

Exclusion

  • \< 18 years old
  • Diagnosed with post-natal depression or another mental health condition requiring specialist psychiatric secondary care. Additionally, any participant who is found to have, or develops over the course of the trial, severe post-natal depression or suicidal tendencies, will be referred back to their GP.
  • Injured or suffering from another condition that can affect the individual's ability to perform exercise.
  • Not passed fit to exercise by their GP at their routine 6-week postnatal check \[using standard fitness assessment criteria\].
  • Not passed fit to participate following the women's clinical health assessment \[using study specific assessment criteria\].
  • Women who report that they could be pregnant and / or have a positive pregnancy test before measurements at 6 and 24 weeks postpartum will not be scanned using DXA or HR-pQCT. They will cease to take any further part in the trial and will be advised to visit their GP.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 4 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 20 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04332757

Start Date

July 4 2019

End Date

September 20 2022

Last Update

May 28 2021

Active Locations (11)

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Aldershot Centre for Health,

Aldershot, Hampshire,, United Kingdom, GU11 1AY

2

Keogh Barracks

Aldershot, Hampshire, United Kingdom, GU12 5RQ

3

Station Medical Centre

Hook, Hampshire, United Kingdom, RG29 1QT

4

Middle Wallop Medical Centre,

Stockbridge, Hampshire, United Kingdom, SO20 8DY