Effects of Diaphragmatic Breathing With and Without Aerobic Exercise on Stress, Fatigue and Sleep Quality

Stress Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Diaphragmatic Breathing With and Without Aerobic Exercise on Stress, Fatigue and Sleep Quality Among Post Postpartum Women

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05474508
• Other study ID #: REC/RCR & AHS/22/0531
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2022
• Est. completion date: August 10, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: December 2022
• Source: Riphah International University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The puerperium is a critical phase for women , not only does it have a significant impact on the mental and physical health of fresh mothers, but it can also be one of the most stressful moments in a woman's life .Serious psycho- social problems, including fatigue, depression, and stress, have been reported that occurred during the postpartum period. Diaphragm breathing method (DBE).DBE, also known as Diaphragmatic Breathing or Deep Breathing, is an effective holistic mind body workout for coping with stress and physical and mental conditions.Postpartum fatigue is considered the foremost common issue that postnatal ladies stand up to when they move to motherhood.postpartum fatigue is described as sentiments of fatigue,suffocation and diminishes in physical and mental capacity.

This study will be a randomized clinical trial. Sample will be collected through convenient sampling technique.Randomization will be done through lottery method and patients will be divided into two groups. Group A will receive both aerobic exercises and diaphragmatic breathing exercise. B will receive only diaphragmatic breathing exercise. Data will be collected before and after treatment .data will be analyzed through SPPS 25.

Description:

The puerperium is a critical phase for women , not only does it have a significant impact on the mental and physical health of fresh mothers, but it can also be one of the most stressful moments in a woman's life .Serious psycho- social problems, including fatigue, depression, and stress, have been reported that occurred during the postpartum period. As a result, postpartum psychological problems can affect the new mother's ability to care for children and affect her quality of life. Sleep problems, such as poor sleep quality and sleep disturbance, often occur in perinatal and postnatal women.Studies have shown that non- pharmacological interventions for postoperative pain reduce pain intensity. One of these non-pharmacological methods is the diaphragm breathing method (DBE).DBE, also known as Diaphragmatic Breathing or Deep Breathing, is an effective holistic mind body workout for coping with stress and physical and mental conditions.Postpartum fatigue is considered the foremost common issue that postnatal ladies stand up to when they move to motherhood.postpartum fatigue is described as sentiments of fatigue,suffocation and diminishes in physical and mental capacity.

This study will be a randomized clinical trial. Sample will be collected through convenient sampling technique.Randomization will be done through lottery method and patients will be divided into two groups. Group A will receive both aerobic exercises and diaphragmatic breathing exercise. Exercise programs will consist of 1 set of contractions per day and each set will include 30 repetitions for 6 weeks. Exercise protocol consist of at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity every week dividing the 150 minutes into 30-minute workouts on 5 days of the week or into smaller 10-minute sessions throughout each day will be carried out for 6 weeks.Group B will receive only diaphragmatic breathing exercise. Exercise programs will consist of 1 set of contractions per day and each set will include 30 repetitions for 6 weeks. Data will be collected before and after treatment .data will be analyzed through SPPS 25.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 48
• Est. completion date: August 10, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: August 1, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 20 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women with age group of 20- 40 were included in study.

• Women who had Vaginal or c section delivery were included in study.

• Women with no postnatal complications were included in study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women who had a major operation within the last 3years were excluded.

• Women who had chronic issues i.e diabetes, hypertension were excluded.

• Women who had a history of psychiatric disorders were excluded.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fatigue
• Respiratory Aspiration
• Sleep
• Stress

Intervention

Other:
• Diaphragmatic breathing
Exercise programs will consist of 1 set of contractions per day and each set will include 30 repetitions for 6 weeks.
• Aerobic exercises
Exercise protocol consist of at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity every week dividing the 150 minutes into 30-minute workouts on 5 days of the week or into smaller 10-minute sessions throughout each day will be carried out for 6 weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Jinnah Hospital, gynae ward	Lahore	Punjab

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Riphah International University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

References & Publications (5)

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Bett GC. Hormones and sex differences: changes in cardiac electrophysiology with pregnancy. Clin Sci (Lond). 2016 May 1;130(10):747-59. doi: 10.1042/CS20150710. — View Citation

Buckley SJ. Executive Summary of Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing: Evidence and Implications for Women, Babies, and Maternity Care. J Perinat Educ. 2015;24(3):145-53. doi: 10.1891/1058-1243.24.3.145. — View Citation

Kolovetsiou-Kreiner V, Moertl MG, Papousek I, Schmid-Zalaudek K, Lang U, Schlembach D, Cervar-Zivkovic M, Lackner HK. Maternal cardiovascular and endothelial function from first trimester to postpartum. PLoS One. 2018 May 21;13(5):e0197748. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197748. eCollection 2018. — View Citation

Umazume T, Yamada T, Yamada S, Ishikawa S, Furuta I, Iwano H, Murai D, Hayashi T, Okada K, Morikawa M, Yamada T, Ono K, Tsutsui H, Minakami H. Morphofunctional cardiac changes in pregnant women: associations with biomarkers. Open Heart. 2018 Jul 16;5(2):e000850. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2018-000850. eCollection 2018. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Perceived stress scale	The Perceived Stress Scale is the most often used psychometric tool for assessing stress sensitivity. It is an assessment of how difficult things in one's life are perceived to be.	6 Weeks
Primary	Pittsburgh sleep quality index	The PSQI is a 19-item, self-reported questionnaire used to assess sleep quality.	6 Weeks
Primary	Fatigue severity scale	The FSS assessment has nine statements that assess the intensity of your tiredness symptoms. Read the information and mark a value from 1 to 7 depending on the how precisely it depicts your situation over the last week and how much you disagree or agree that now the claim pertains to yourself	6 Weeks