Personalized Management of Body Weight During Pregnancy (NCT01610752) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
Personalized Management of Body Weight During Pregnancy
United States54 participantsStarted 2012-12
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this study is to determine how to help manage weight gain during pregnancy. This study is part of the National Consortium 'LIFE-Moms: Lifestyle interventions in expectant moms'. LIFE-Moms is 7 studies funded to test different lifestyle interventions in overweight and obese pregnant women.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 40 Years
SexFEMALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Are pregnant.
* Are between 18 and 40 years old.
* Have a BMI (a number calculated from your height and weight) equal to or above 25kg/m2.
* Establish prenatal care before 12 weeks of your pregnancy.
* Can read, speak and understand English.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Do not plan to deliver your baby at Woman's Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA
* Are pregnant with more than one infant.
* Have habitually smoked during the last 6 months.
* Currently abuse or have abused illegal or prescription drugs in the last 6 months.
* Consume more than 2 alcoholic drinks per week.
* Are unwilling to avoid pregnancy for 12 months following delivery.
* Are unwilling to enroll your baby in the 12 month follow-up testing planned in this study.
* Are planning to move out of the area within the next 2 years or plan to be out of the study area for more than 1 month in the next year.
* Are unwilling to be assigned at random to any of the intervention groups.
* Are planning to terminate your pregnancy.
* Are planning to give your baby up for adoption.
* Are pregnant with a baby who has a known fetal anomaly.
* Have a reason that exercising is unsafe (determined by your physician or study staff).
* Have had or plan to have bariatric surgery within 1 year of your expected delivery.
* Currently have or have a history of the following:
* 3 or more first trimester miscarriages
* High blood pressure
* Type 1 diabetes
* Diagnosis of pregnancy related diabetes during screening
* HIV or AIDS
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What they're measuring
1
Count of Women Who Have Excess Gestational Weight Gain
Timeframe: Approximately 6 months (from 10-13 weeks gestation to 35-36 weeks gestation)