Effect of Strength-resistance Exercise in the Reduction of Gestational Diabetes in Pregnant Women with Overweight or Obesity

ConditionDiabetes, Gestational

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexFemale

Age18+

SponsorFundacion Miguel Servet

About this trial

The aim of this trial is to test the efficacy of regular resistance exercise in early pregnancy to prevent gestational diabetes mellitus in overweight/ obese pregnant women.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

BMI≥25 kg/m2

Singleton pregnancies

Disqualifiers

Chronic hypertension

Pre-pregnancy DM (type I or 2 diabetes mellitus)

Cardiovascular disease

History of preterm delivery

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Resistance exercise

Treatment groups

200 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Fundacion Miguel Servet

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov