Assessment of muscle strength and perinatal and maternal effects resulting from the strengthening exercises of the pelvic floor in pregnancy
Assessment and training of the pelvic floor muscles in low-risk pregnant and with gestational diabetes mellitus
Foundation of Research State of Sao Paulo
60 participants
Dec 10, 2007
Interventional
Conditions
Summary
Our purpose is to evaluate the pelvic floor muscles during pregnancy and after childbirth, comparing the results of these evaluations, and the training of these muscles has some efficacy in the incidence of urinary incontinence in labor and delivery in perineal lacerations in type of delivery, if you change the blood glucose levels after exercise, if there is any difference in muscle fibers in women who performed compared with those who do not exercise, assess the level of sexual function and quality of life of the volunteers
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- Will be included in the study low risk pregnant women with gestational diabetes and pregnant women under 20 weeks of gestational age using the following criteria: nulliparity, older than 18 years of age, pregnancy topical single fetus, no own disease or concomitant with pregnancy against -recommend exercise or limit the physical exercise
Exclusion Criteria1
- Be excluded from the study women who perform regular exercise considering the following criteria: frequency of twice a week lasted more than thirty minutes. Will be excluded also those who do not submit proper adherence to the regime of physical activity or to planned visits, the development of diseases that contraindicate or limit the exercise, intolerance and perineometer use of allergy to latex condoms.
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Interventions
The Participants of the training group will participate in individual weekly 20 minutes sessions of pelvic flor muscle training (PFMT) supervise by two physiotherapists with the same background during 12 or 17 weeks. The number of sessions during pregnany will be determined according to the gestational age at which it is in the first evaluation
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ACTRN12609001083280