Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Profile of Pre-conceptional Women At Risk for GHD

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

140

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 15, 2023

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2025

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2025

Conditions
Gestational HypertensionCardiovascular Pregnancy Complication
Interventions
OTHER

supervised infrared exercise group

Participants of the intervention group will be asked to perform 1-3 exercise sessions per week at the Infraligne center of Genk, Hasselt or Maasmechelen for a total duration of 12 weeks. During the exercise session, the participant is assigned to an individual 'sport cabin' in which they are standardly exposed to infrared light.

OTHER

supervised non-infrared exercise group

Participants of the intervention group will be asked to perform 1-3 exercise sessions per week at the Infraligne center of Genk, Hasselt or Maasmechelen for a total duration of 12 weeks. Participants assigned to the supervised non-infrared exercise group will exercise in the sport-cabin with the infrared light turned off.

OTHER

Control group

Participants of the control group are advised to perform moderate intensity aerobic exercise at least 3 days per week for an average of 30-50 minutes per session and a total duration of 12 weeks.

Trial Locations (1)

3590

RECRUITING

Hasselt University, Diepenbeek

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Hasselt University

OTHER