Stretch your way to better sleep during pregnancy?
NCT ID NCT07367360
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether two types of gentle exercise—stretching or traditional pregnancy exercises—could improve sleep quality in pregnant women during their third trimester. Sixty women with sleep troubles took part in guided sessions twice a week for three weeks. The goal was to see if either exercise type helped them sleep better and feel less anxious.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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20 to 49 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women in their third trimester (28-30 weeks of gestation at enrollment). * Having sleeping disturbance complaints. * Aged more than 19 years old. * Being under prenatal clinical follow-up * Not having or participating in specific treatment for sleeping disturbance in the last 3 months * Able to participate in light to moderate physical activity as assessed by clinic staff. * Signing informed consent for study participation. Exclusion Criteria: * Failure to attend at least 70% of the 12 planned sessions * Having pregnancy complication. * Gestational ages \< 28 or \> 30 weeks. * Not having bleeding history, abortion. * Not having multiple pregnancy. * Medical or obstetric conditions that make exercise unsafe (e.g., preeclampsia, placenta previa, risk of preterm labor, uncontrolled hypertension) * Current participation in another structured exercise program. * Severe musculoskeletal problems that limit movement.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Midwifery clinics
Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, 73111, Indonesia
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