Behavioral Intervention During Pregnancy for Preventing Abdominal Obesity and Pregnancy Complications in Indian Women: Study Protocol Pawalia Alka1,*, Kulandaivelan Sivachidambaram2, Savant Satya3, Yadav Vikram Singh4 1Research Scholar, Department of Physiotherapy, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana, India 2Assistant Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana, India 3Senior Gynaecologist, Savant Hospital, Hisar, India 4Assistant Professor, College of Physiotherapy, Pt. B.D.S University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India *Corresponding Author: Dr. Alka Pawalia MPT, (PhD Research Scholar), Dept. of Physiotherapy, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana, India Mobile: +91 9468349944 E-mail: alkapawalia@gmail.com
Online published on 3 April, 2018. Abstract Objectives Primary objective is to study the effect of diet counseling, exercise on obesity parameters (weight, BMI, waist circumference) when they are given individually as well as in combination in Indian pregnant women. Secondary objectives are to study the effect on pregnancy related complications. Methodology Sampling technique: Two stage sampling (Stage I-preference; Stage-II random). Sample size: 100 pregnant females. All pregnant women will be given written evidence based report in local language about the importance of diet, physical activity on pregnancy outcomes. After screening for eligibility, they will be categorized as willing for exercise or not willing. Interested ones will be further randomized in any of two groups (exercise with diet advice or only exercise) and non interested ones in any of three groups (control, diet advice, home exercise). Outcome variables (Primary) Weight; BMI; waist circumference. (Secondary)-11 pregnancy related complications. Expected outcomes Based on literature review, it is assumed that diet advice group; exercise group will be better than control group. Supervised exercise, with or without diet advice, will be superior to remaining three groups in terms of all outcome variables. Trial is registered with Clinical Trial Registry India with CTRI No.: CTRI/2017/04/008322 and UTN-U1111-1191-4492. Top Keywords Pregnancy, Behavioral intervention, obesity. Top |