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CompletedNCT05250297Updated Feb 22, 2022

Physical Activity and Symptom Disturbance Regarding Cross-Trimester

An observational study in Pregnancy Related, sponsored by Mackay Medical College. Completed at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to female participants aged 20 Years to 40 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-02-22.

Sponsored by Mackay Medical College · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
277
Ages
20 Years to 40 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

This study will explore pregnant women's regular exercise intentions and behavior across trimesters (from first trimester, second trimester to third trimester).

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Based on the TPB, this study will explore pregnant women's regular exercise intentions and behavior across trimesters (from first trimester, second trimester to third trimester). Moreover, the study will explore the effect factors, predictors and transition factors regarding pregnant women's regular exercise intention and behavior across trimesters.

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Conditions studied

  • Pregnancy Related
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In context

Lead sponsor

Mackay Medical College is the lead sponsor of 20 studies on the registry; 8 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 40 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

The participants were recruited from the prenatal outpatient departments of hospitals in Taipei, Taiwan.

Inclusion criteria

  • Inclusion criteria were women in 8-16 weeks of gestation with a singleton pregnancy who had no obstetric or medical complications

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Excluded were those who had American college of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) absolutely contraindication exercise, such as insulin-dependent diabetes, gestational diabetes, hypertension, and multiple-gestation pregnancies
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
277 participants (actual)
Target follow-up
6 Months
Patient registry
Yes

Interventions

  • Otherno intervention

    standard prenatal care

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change of physical activity across different trimesters of pregnancy

    The pregnancy physical activity questionnaire (PPAQ) was used to measure women's physical activity during pregnancy

    Time frame: The data were collected before the intervention to childbirth: <16 week gestation, second trimester (24-28 weeks), third trimester (>36 weeks)

  2. Change of symptom distress across different trimesters of pregnancy

    The pregnancy-related symptom Disturbance was used to measure women's symptom disturbance. The highest total score was severe levels of pregnancy-related distress.

    Time frame: The data were collected before the intervention to childbirth: <16 week gestation, second trimester (24-28 weeks), third trimester (>36 weeks)

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Study locations

1 site
  • Department of Nursing
    New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 22, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05250297
Lead sponsor
Mackay Medical College
Responsible party
Chin-Tsung Shen (the Office of Research and Development, Mackay Medical College) — Principal investigator
First posted
Feb 22, 2022
Start date
May 14, 2018
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2018
Completion
Dec 31, 2019
Last update
Feb 22, 2022

Study contacts

Ching-Fang Lee, PhD
principal investigator · Mackay Medical College

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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