Prenatal Yoga Intervention in Pregnant Women
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Prenatal Yoga.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Pregnant Women, Prenatal Yoga, Trauma, Body Image. Basic parameters: from 18 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Effects of a Prenatal Yoga Intervention on Traumatic Childbirth Perception, Self-Perception, and Delivery Preferences in Pregnant Women
Overview
The aim of this study is to determine the effects of a prenatal yoga intervention on traumatic childbirth perception, self-perception, and delivery preferences in pregnant women.
Detailed description
This study will be conducted with voluntary pregnant women aged 18 years and older, at or beyond the 16th week of gestation, and without a diagnosis of high-risk pregnancy. Participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups using a computer-generated simple randomization method (https://www.random.org/integers/
) to ensure unbiased allocation. The intervention group will consist of 8-12 participants per group, and the program will be implemented in three separate groups. Participants in the intervention group will receive a prenatal yoga program consisting of eight sessions delivered twice weekly, while the control group will receive routine prenatal care without any additional intervention from the researchers. Data collection instruments will be administered at baseline (pre-test), at the end of the eighth session (post-test), and at a one-month follow-up.
Interventions
- Behavioral Prenatal Yoga
Participants in the intervention group received a structured prenatal yoga program consisting of eight sessions delivered twice weekly. Each session lasted approximately 45 minutes and was conducted in accordance with safe prenatal exercise guidelines.
Primary outcome measures
- Traumatic Childbirth Perception Scale [Time frame: Baseline, immediately after the 8-week intervention, and 1 month post-intervention]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Pregnant Women's Self-Perception Scale [Time frame: Baseline, immediately after the 8-week intervention, and 1 month post-intervention]
- Preferred Mode of Delivery Scale for Pregnant Women [Time frame: Baseline, immediately after the 8-week intervention, and 1 month post-intervention]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Being at or beyond the 16th week of gestation (second trimester or later)
- Being aged 18 years or older
- Having no diagnosis of high-risk pregnancy based on obstetric evaluation
- Having no medical restriction on physical activity or yoga practice as determined by a physician
- Providing written informed consent after being informed about the study
Exclusion criteria
- Diagnosis of high-risk pregnancy (e.g., preeclampsia, placenta previa, premature rupture of membranes, risk of preterm birth, or other serious obstetric complications)
- Physician-imposed restriction on physical activity
- Presence of serious systemic conditions that would prevent participation in yoga practice
- Inability to complete the questionnaires reliably due to psychiatric or cognitive conditions
- Declining to participate or not providing informed consent
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Bartın University — Bartın
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07585916 · BARU-SBF-DO-4