NCT01530776

Healthy4Baby: Preventing Postpartum Weight Retention Among Low-Income, Black Women

Preventing Postpartum Weight Retention Among Low-Income, Black Women

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 66 (actual)
• Sponsor: Temple University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility and efficacy of an electronically-mediated, pregnancy and postpartum, behavioral intervention program, compared to usual obstetric care, on changes in weight and cardiometabolic biomarkers among overweight and obese Black women.

Detailed description

Black women are in particular need for obesity prevention and treatment. Targeting the childbearing period has the potential to slow the accumulation of weight gain among this high risk group. Previous interventions to prevent postpartum weight retention among Blacks are sparse and limited by poor intervention adherence, high attrition, and failure to include pregnancy in the study design. The proposed research aims to overcome these shortcomings by developing an intervention that 1) focuses solely on Black women, 2) incorporates Black mothers' information needs, values, and social context, 3) uses technology to facilitate participant engagement, and 4) includes both the pregnancy and postpartum periods.

Conditions

• Pregnancy
• Weight Loss
• Behavioral
• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Healthy Lifestyle Group	Electronically-mediated, behavioral intervention during and after pregnancy encouraging mothers to eat healthy, exercise, and return to their early pregnancy weights by 1 year postpartum

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-01-01
• Primary completion: 2016-03-01
• Completion: 2016-03-01
• First posted: 2012-02-10
• Last updated: 2018-05-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States