Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Profile of Pre-conceptional Women At Risk for GHD
Recruiting · NCT05888467 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Control groupsupervised infrared exercise groupsupervised non-infrared exercise group
What this trial is about
To compare the cardiovascular profile of pre-conceptional women at risk for developing Gestational Hypertensive Disorders in subsequent pregnancy before and after physical activity.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years to 50 Years
Sex
Female
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Women at risk for the development of GHD in subsequent pregnancy based on the presence of at least one of the following risk factors:
- 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
- Non-pregnant (as confirmed by a negative pregnancy urine dipstick test)
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Being able to understand the Dutch language
Exclusion criteria
- Participants eligible for this study must not meet any of the following criteria:
- 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
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Hasselt University - Diepenbeek, Limburg, Belgium