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Clinical Pilates and Prenatal Education on Perinatal Depressive Symptoms
Sponsor: Gaziosmanpasa Research and Education Hospital
Summary
This study evaluated whether a combined program of supervised Clinical Pilates Exercise and structured Prenatal Education, added to routine antenatal care, reduces perinatal depressive symptoms compared with routine antenatal care alone in nulliparous pregnant women. Secondary aims were to assess effects on pregnancy-related low back pain, labor pain, and obstetric outcomes. Allocation to the two groups was based on participants' availability to attend the program rather than on randomization; the study is therefore a non-randomized (quasi-experimental) controlled study.
Official title: Combined Clinical Pilates Exercise and Prenatal Education and Perinatal Depressive Symptoms, Low Back Pain and Obstetric Outcomes: A Prospective Non-Randomized Controlled Study
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 35 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
85
Start Date
2021-01-01
Completion Date
2022-06-30
Last Updated
2026-06-15
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Clinical Pilates Exercise
Supervised, moderate-intensity (Borg 12-14) clinical Pilates program emphasizing core stabilization, controlled breathing, and postural alignment; two 60-minute sessions per week until 32 weeks of ges
Prenatal Education
Structured prenatal education delivered in four weekly sessions covering pregnancy physiology, labor and birth preparation, coping strategies, and newborn/postpartum care, structured per ACOG recommendations.' \- Arm/Group: 'Clinical Pilates Exercise + Prenatal Education
Locations (1)
Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Women's Health Training and Research Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)