NCT02963428

Teaching Appropriate Gestational Weight Gain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 218 (actual)
• Sponsor: Geisinger Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study aims to improve obstetrical care by managing gestational weight gain (GWG) among high risk women in an effort to reduce maternal and fetal complications.

Detailed description

The project is aimed at teaching women about the appropriate weight gain during pregnancy to optimize health outcomes for mothers and newborn babies. Obese gravida meeting inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria will be offered enrollment in TAGG. Those that consent will be randomized to receive standard of care or enhanced care regarding gestational weight gain. The primary outcome is the proportion of patients that gain less than 20 lbs over the course of the pregnancy. Secondary outcomes include patient knowledge and expectations, attitude about pregnancy weight gain, self-efficacy of ability to eat healthy, and eating, sleeping and physical activity behavior, perceived stress, psychological factors, patient-experience, involvement in care, and food security.

Conditions

• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Enhanced Care	In addition to standard of care, the study participants will also receive: i. An initial consult with a licensed, Registered Dietician Nutritionist (RDN); ii. Regular tele-health check-ups (10-20 mins/check-up) with the RDN until delivery; iii. Exposure to personal GWG chart; iv. Letter from physician stating the recommendations for GWG over the course of the pregnancy.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-11-01
• Primary completion: 2018-07-01
• Completion: 2019-07-01
• First posted: 2016-11-15
• Last updated: 2019-08-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States