Exercise in Pregnancy for Reduction of Blood Pressure in Obese Patients

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Conditions studied: Hypertension, Pregnancy, Preeclampsia, Exercise

In brief

Preeclampsia and other high blood pressure disorders of pregnancy are a significant cause of both maternal and fetal complications of pregnancy. To date, there is no known "cure" for preeclampsia, but studies have shown that exercise may lower the risk of preeclampsia and high blood pressure disorders in pregnancy. Resistance training also lowers blood pressure, and may be easier to perform in a pregnant population, leading to higher compliance. The investigators propose to perform a novel prospective study of a resistance training regimen on blood pressure in pregnant patients at high risk for developing preeclampsia or high blood pressure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01261884

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

66

Starts

2010-11-01

Expected to finish

2015-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-01-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient's BMI must be ≥ 30 and ≤ 40.
• Established viable singleton pregnancy <13 weeks

You may not qualify if…

• Multiple gestations.
• Maternal diabetes established pre-pregnancy by standard guidelines
• Congenital or acquired heart disease
• Use of antihypertensive medication
• Inability to exercise
• Restrictive lung disease
• History of shortened/incompetent cervix
• History of preterm labor

Where it is running

• Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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