Physical Activity to Mitigate PreEclampsia Risk
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Pre-Eclampsia
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 40
- Sex
- Female
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 224 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University · Other
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About This Trial
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of aerobic (AE), resistance (RE), and combination (AERE) exercise throughout pregnancy on selected maternal and fetal/neonatal physiological variables in women at-risk for preeclampsia. The central hypothesis of this project is that exercise will decrease severity and occurrence of preeclampsia symptoms, thus improving maternal, pregnancy, and bi…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* healthy women, age 18-40 years, \<16 weeks' gestation, with singleton pregnancy; women (BMI:18.5-45.0), sedentary, cleared by their obstetric provider.
Exclusion Criteria:
* pre-existing chronic conditions such as HIV, lupus, etc.; taking medicines that affect fetal developm…
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