Prenatal Yoga on Stress, Quality of Sexual Life and Sleep Level

Stress Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Pregnancy Yoga on Perceived Stress, Quality of Sexual Life and Sleep Level

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06300112
• Other study ID #: Amasya Univ_emine.akca
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 15, 2024
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: March 2024
• Source: Amasya University
• Contact: Emine Ibici Akça, Ph.D
• Phone: 03582115005-4723
• Email: emine.akca[@]amasya.edu.tr
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study will investigate the effects of pregnancy yoga on perceived stress, quality of sexual life and sleep level. A total of 100 pregnant women are planned to be included in the study. Data will be collected with the "Personal Information Form", "Perceived Stress Scale" and "Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire-Female". Yoga will be applied to the experimental group for a total of 12 sessions, two sessions per week (90 minutes) for six weeks. The research predicts that yoga will reduce the stress perceived by pregnant women, increase the quality of sexual life and positively affect sleep patterns.

Description:

Although pregnancy is a natural process, the change in physiological and psychosocial balance and the differentiation of roles in life require bio-psychosocial adaptation for the pregnant woman and her environment. In addition to strengthening the uterine and perineal muscles and supporting the spine, yoga is effective in dealing with common problems of pregnancy such as poor blood circulation, blood pressure fluctuations, excessive weight gain, fatigue, edema and urinary problems. The study will investigate the effects of pregnancy yoga on perceived stress, quality of sexual life and sleep level. A total of 100 pregnant women are planned to be included in the study. Data will be collected with the "Personal Information Form", "Perceived Stress Scale" and "Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire-Female". Yoga will be applied to the experimental group for a total of 12 sessions, two sessions per week (90 minutes) for six weeks. The research predicts that yoga will reduce the stress perceived by pregnant women, increase the quality of sexual life and positively affect sleep patterns.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: May 31, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy week between 24 and 34,

• Able to read and write Turkish,

• No communication problems,

• Those who voluntarily agreed to participate in the research

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those who have risky pregnancies,

• Those with diagnosed psychiatric problems,

• Participating in a different training program (meditation, relaxation, etc.)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Sexuality
• Sleep
• Stress

Intervention

Behavioral:
• YOGA
Yoga will be applied to the experimental group for a total of 12 sessions, two sessions per week (90 minutes) for six weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Amasya University	Amasya

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Amasya University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Sleep patterns	Participants' sleep patterns will not be evaluated with a scale. Therefore, it does not have a specific scoring. The sleep patterns of the participants will be evaluated with questions created by the researchers.	6 weeks
Primary	Perceived stress level	This will be measured using "Perceived Stress Scale". The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is "0", the maximum score is "32", and as the scale score increases, perceived stress level also increase.	6 weeks
Primary	Sexual Quality of Life	This will be measured using "Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire-Female". The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is "18", the maximum score is "108". The total score obtained from the scale must be converted to 100. As the scale score increases, perceived stress level also increase.	6 weeks