Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Profile of Pre-conceptional Women At Risk for GHD
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-50
SponsorHasselt University
About this trial
To compare the cardiovascular profile of pre-conceptional women at risk for developing Gestational Hypertensive Disorders in subsequent pregnancy before and after physical activity.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
high body mass index (BMI>30 kg/m²)
a family history of PE (mother, sister)
in the need of assisted reproduction techniques in a previous or subsequent pregnancy
maternal comorbidities: prior PE, diabetes mellitus, chronic hypertension, chronic kidney disease or antiphospholipid syndrome
Disqualifiers
Pregnant at inclusion
Not being able to exercise according to physician's decision
Suffering from underlying diseases that can affect the CV profile such as oncological diseases coronary heart disease, aortic disease, peripheral arterial disease
Participating in another clinical study that may alter the results of this study
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- supervised infrared exercise group
- supervised non-infrared exercise group
- Control group
Treatment groups
140 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov