Status:
COMPLETED
Breastfeeding and Exercise for Healthy Infants and Postpartum Moms Too!
Lead Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Collaborating Sponsors:
North Carolina State Agricultural Research Service
Conditions:
Osteoporosis
Obesity
Eligibility:
FEMALE
23-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Approximately 8 million American women suffer from osteoporosis, and one out of every two women over the age of 50 will have an osteoporotic-related fracture in their lifetime (42). While epidemiologi...
Detailed Description
Participants will be randomized, stratified by parity, into either an intervention or minimal care group after all baseline measurements are complete (3 +/- 1 wk postpartum). The specific aims of thi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- To be eligible for the study, women must be less than 3 weeks postpartum, between the ages of 23 to 40, with a body mass index (BMI) between 25 and 30 kgm-2), exclusively breastfeeding, sedentary for the past 3 months (\< 3 weekly sessions of moderate aerobic activity), non-smokers, medically cleared for exercise by their physician, and agree to randomization.
Exclusion
- Exclusion criteria for the study are delivery by cesarean section, have medical complications where exercise is contraindicated, or a disease that would affect hormone levels.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
31 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00966381
Start Date
October 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
May 15 2023
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UNC-Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States, 27412