NCT02229708

Targeting Pregnancy-related Weight Gain to Reduce Disparities in Obesity

Targeting Pregnancy-related Weight Gain to Reduce Disparities in Obesity: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 262 (actual)
• Sponsor: Temple University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out whether a technology-base healthy lifestyle program is an acceptable and effective way for African-American mothers to improve their eating and activity during pregnancy, compared to usual obstetric care. The goal of the program is to enhance the health of African-American mothers and their babies.

Detailed description

Black women are in particular need for obesity prevention and treatment. The childbearing period represents a critical life stage of heightened vulnerability for new or persistent obesity, especially among Black women, who retain 2-3 times more weight after pregnancy than White women. Pregnancy weight gain is the strongest identified risk factor for retaining a substantial amount of weight after pregnancy, yet few published interventions have been effective in reducing excessive weight gain in pregnancy, particularly among low-income Black mothers. The proposed research aims to meets the needs of low-income, Black mothers by developing a novel pregnancy intervention that 1) focuses solely on Black women, 2) incorporates Black mothers' information needs, values, and social context, and 3) uses technology to facilitate participant engagement.

Conditions

• Pregnancy
• Body Weight Changes
• Behavioral
• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Healthy Lifestyle Group

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-09-01
• Primary completion: 2017-07-16
• Completion: 2019-07-17
• First posted: 2014-09-01
• Last updated: 2019-10-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States