NCT06920537Not yet recruiting
Postpartum CO Rehabilitation
Postpartum Cardio-obstetric Rehabilitation After Hypertensive Pregnancy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 May 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Some women who develop high blood pressure during pregnancy, such as gestational hypertension or preeclampsia, may continue to have slightly or moderately high blood pressure after giving birth. This can increase their risk of heart disease later in life. Managing blood pressure and adopting a healthy lifestyle after pregnancy could help lower this risk. Right now, the investigators don't know much about how postpartum rehabilitation programs focused on heart and pregnancy-related health could help women with these conditions. However, a feasibility study suggests that exercise programs might help reduce blood pressure and encourage healthier lifestyles in these women. In this study, the investigators are testing an 8-week exercise program to see how it affects blood pressure, fitness, and blood vessel health. The investigators will compare the results with a group of women who receive usual healthcare, which includes verbal advice on healthy living but no supervised exercise sessions. This type of program, called cardio-obstetric rehabilitation, combines exercises for heart health with specialized care for women's health.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 40 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 14 Mar 2025
- Start date
- 15 Jun 2025
- Primary completion date
- 30 Aug 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Centre Integre Universitaire de Sante et Services Sociaux du Nord de l'ile de Montreal
- Diseases
- High blood pressure
- NCT number
- NCT06920537
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 40
- From 15 Jun 2025 to the primary completion date, 30 Aug 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- received antihypertensive drug therapy prior to pregnancy or after 6 weeks postpartum;
Other illness
- have chronic (pre-existing) hypertension (BP\>139/89 mmHg pre-pregnancy, \<20 weeks' gestation or after 6 weeks postpartum);
- have any major contraindications to exercise such as cardiomyopathy, cardiac arrhythmias and conduction abnormalities or congenital heart disease.
Other
- are taking beta-blockers for any reason;
- participated in exercise activity programs regularly before 3-month postpartum (more than 2 hour of moderate-to-vigorous exercise per week);
- have any musculoskeletal injury that can limit or contraindicate the practice of exercise;
Who the study is looking for
- are 3 to 6 months postpartum, willing, and able to give informed consent for participation;
- are more than 18 years old;
- are able to access and use a computer, mobile phone and internet (for online sessions);
- were diagnosed with GH (BP higher than 139/89 mmHg after 20 gestational weeks) or PE (BP higher than 139/89 mmHg and proteinuria after 20 gestational weeks) during pregnancy.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: Female · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hôpital du Sacre-Coer de Montréal - CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Montreal | Canada | Unknown status |
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