Educational Program on Exercise During Pregnancy
ConditionPregnancy
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Oviedo
About this trial
This study aims to evaluate whether a short educational session about safe therapeutic exercise during pregnancy can improve knowledge, confidence, and physical activity levels in pregnant women.
Although exercise during pregnancy is safe and beneficial, many women have doubts or lack information about how to exercise correctly. This can lead to low physical activity levels during pregnancy.
In this pilot randomized controlled trial, pregnant women attending primary care health centers will be invited to participate. After completing baseline questionnaires, participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. The control group will receive standard prenatal information provided during routine care. The experimental group will receive standard care plus a structured educational session about therapeutic exercise during pregnancy.
Participants will complete questionnaires measuring knowledge about exercise during pregnancy, confidence to exercise safely, and physical activity levels before the intervention and two weeks afterward.
The study is educational only. No mandatory physical exercise is required, and usual medical care will not be modified. The results will help determine whether brief educational interventions can support healthier lifestyles during pregnancy.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Pregnant women between 24 and 36 weeks of gestation
Age 18 years or older
Ability to understand Spanish
Low-risk pregnancy
Disqualifiers
High-risk pregnancy
Medical contraindications to exercise during pregnancy
Inability to complete online questionnaires
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Educational Session on Therapeutic Exercise During Pregnancy
BehavioralA structured 60-minute group educational session including information on benefits and safety of exercise during pregnancy, recommendations for frequency and intensity, demonstration of adapted therapeutic exercises, and a question-and-answer period.
Treatment groups
30 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Standard Prenatal CareNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: Educational InterventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Knowledge about exercise during pregnancy
Change in knowledge regarding exercise during pregnancy measured using the Knowledge of Exercise during Pregnancy Scale (KEPS). Scores range from low to high knowledge. The difference between baseline and 2-week follow-up will be analyzed.
Time frame
Baseline and 2 weeks post-intervention2
Exercise self-efficacy during pregnancy
Change in confidence to perform safe exercise during pregnancy measured using an adapted Pregnancy Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale. Scores range from low to high self-efficacy. The difference between baseline and 2-week follow-up will be analyzed.
Time frame
Baseline and 2 weeks post-interventionLocations
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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