Postpartum PeriodNCT07715019
Social Media Use and Motherhood
An observational study of Postpartum Period, run by University of Salamanca at 1 site in Spain.
Trial summary
This study aims to analyze the relationship between social media use, body image disorders, sexuality, sleep quality, and physical activity during the postpartum period. For this purpose, we will recruit 85 postpartum women through midwives from the Zamora Health Area. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Postpartum Period
- How many people
- 85 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSpain
- Study dates
- 1 Oct 2026to 30 Mar 2027
- How long will I take part?
- 4 Months
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Study population: Women Within one year postpartum
Who may be able to join
- Women Within one year postpartum
Who cannot join
- -
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Spain1 site
Jose Ignacio Recio
Zamora, Zamora
JOSÉ I RECIO RODRÍGUEZ, 650330694, donrecio@usal.es
About this study
Official title: Social Media Use, Body Image Disorders, Sexuality, Sleep Quality, and Physical Activity in the Postpartum Period
This study aims to analyze the relationship between social media use, body image disorders, sexuality, sleep quality, and physical activity during the postpartum period. For this purpose, we will recruit 85 postpartum women through midwives from the Zamora Health Area. Following the signing of informed consent, participants will complete validated online questionnaires evaluating these dimensions. Participant recruitment and data collection will take place from September to December 2026.
- Conditions
- Postpartum Period
- Being tested
- No intervention
- Keywords
- Body Image, Sexuality, Physical activity, Postpartum period, Sleep quality
- Medical subject headings
- Sexuality, Motor Activity, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
No interventionOther
No intervention
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Women in the Postpartum Period | Within one year postpartum Receives: Other: No intervention |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Body Image disorders
Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ-14) Measurement and Administration: The BSQ-14 is a self-reported, 14-item Likert-scale questionnaire. It measures the multi-dimensional construct of body image, specifically focusing on body shape dissatisfaction, fear of gaining weight, and self-deprecation due to physical appearance over the past four weeks.
Scoring: Each item is rated on a 6-point scale ranging from 1 ("Never") to 6 ("Always"). Total scores are calculated by summing all items, yielding a range of 14 to 84, where higher scores reflect greater body shape dissatisfaction and distress.
Definitions and Criteria: While the BSQ-14 is primarily used to evaluate the severity of body dissatisfaction along a continuum rather than as a diagnostic tool, established cutoff scores categorize the level of concern. Scores below 38 generally indicate no or mild concern, scores between 39 and 49 represent moderate concern, and scores of 50 or above indicate
Measured: Only at Baseline
Secondary outcomes (3)
Sleep quality
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) Measurement and Administration: The PSQI is a 19-item self-reported questionnaire that assesses sleep quality and disturbances over a 1-month recall period. It measures seven clinical domains: subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbances, use of sleep medication, and daytime dysfunction.
Scoring: Each of the seven component scores is rated from 0 (no difficulty) to 3 (severe difficulty). These component scores are summed to yield a single global score ranging from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating poorer sleep quality.
Definitions and Criteria: A global PSQI score greater than 5 is the established clinical cutoff used to distinguish "poor sleepers" from "good sleepers." This threshold yields high sensitivity and specificity in identifying significant sleep difficulties.
Measured: Only at Baseline
Sexuality
Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) Measurement and Administration: The FSFI is a 19-item, self-reported questionnaire designed to assess key dimensions of female sexual function over the past 4 weeks. It measures six specific domains: desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain.
Scoring: Individual items are scored on a Likert scale ranging from 0 or 1 to 5. The six domain scores are calculated by summing their respective items and multiplying by a specific factor weight. The final global score is obtained by adding the six weighted domain scores together, yielding a total score that ranges from 2.0 to 36.0, where lower scores indicate greater sexual dysfunction.
Definitions and Criteria: A total global score of 26.55 or less is the widely accepted clinical cutoff point to classify individuals as being at risk for sexual dysfunction.
Measured: Only at Baseline
Physical activity
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF) Measurement and Administration: The IPAQ-SF is a 7-item self-reported questionnaire that assesses physical activity levels over the last 7 days. It measures the frequency (days per week) and duration (minutes per day) spent in three specific types of activity: walking, moderate-intensity activities, and vigorous-intensity activities, as well as daily sitting time.
Scoring: Physical activity is quantified by converting the reported duration and frequency into Metabolic Equivalent of Task minutes per week (MET-minutes/week). Standard MET values are assigned to each activity type (3.3 for walking, 4.0 for moderate activity, and 8.0 for vigorous activity) to calculate a total weekly physical activity score.
Definitions and Criteria: Based on the calculated MET-minutes/week and frequency of activities, participants are classified into three categorical levels of physical activity:
Low, moderate, high
Measured: Only at Baseline
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted20 Jul 2026
- Study start1 Oct 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion31 Dec 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Mar 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Postpartum PeriodStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 85 participants (estimated)
- Target duration
- 4 Months
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Salamanca
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, José Ignacio Recio Rodriguez, University of Salamanca
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07715019
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- TESIS_01
- Status last verified
- Jul 2026
- First submitted
- 15 Jul 2026
- Last updated
- 20 Jul 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 20 Jul 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Social Media Use, Body Image Disorders, Sexuality, Sleep Quality, and Physical Activity in the Postpartum Period
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07715019
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- TESIS_01
- Conditions
- Postpartum Period
- Keywords
- Body Image, Sexuality, Physical activity, Postpartum period, Sleep quality
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 85 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University of SalamancaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Oct 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 31 Dec 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Mar 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 20 Jul 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study aims to analyze the relationship between social media use, body image disorders, sexuality, sleep quality, and physical activity during the postpartum period. For this purpose, we will recruit 85 postpartum women through midwives from the Zamora Health Area. Following the signing of informed consent, participants will complete validated online questionnaires evaluating these dimensions. Participant recruitment and data collection will take place from September to December 2026.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Target follow-up
- 4 Months
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Women in the Postpartum Period | – | Other: No interventionWithin one year postpartum |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Women Within one year postpartum
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Women Within one year postpartum
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- -
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| No interventionNo intervention | Other | Women in the Postpartum Period |
Primary outcome
Body Image disorders
Time frame: Only at Baseline
Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ-14) Measurement and Administration: The BSQ-14 is a self-reported, 14-item Likert-scale questionnaire. It measures the multi-dimensional construct of body image, specifically focusing on body shape dissatisfaction, fear of gaining weight, and self-deprecation due to physical appearance over the past four weeks. Scoring: Each item is rated on a 6-point scale ranging from 1 ("Never") to 6 ("Always"). Total scores are calculated by summing all items, yielding a range of 14 to 84, where higher scores reflect greater body shape dissatisfaction and distress. Definitions and Criteria: While the BSQ-14 is primarily used to evaluate the severity of body dissatisfaction along a continuum rather than as a diagnostic tool, established cutoff scores categorize the level of concern. Scores below 38 generally indicate no or mild concern, scores between 39 and 49 represent moderate concern, and scores of 50 or above indicate
3 secondary outcomes
Sleep quality
Time frame: Only at Baseline
Sexuality
Time frame: Only at Baseline
Physical activity
Time frame: Only at Baseline
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 20 Jul 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Postpartum Period, run by University of Salamanca at 1 site in Spain.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact JOSE I RECIO RODRIGUEZ, PhD (650330694, donrecio@usal.es), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Body Image disorders (time frame: Only at Baseline). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Jul 2026.