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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1
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