NCT03257657

Helping Moms to be Healthy After Baby

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Low-income and minority women are at increased risk for postpartum weight retention (i.e. retaining weight after pregnancy) and consequent persistent obesity. Women who are obese pre-pregnancy are 3-5 times more likely to gain weight, rather than lose weight, in the postpartum period than non-obese women. Aims for this pilot study are listed below: Aim 1: To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a multi-component novel weight loss intervention delivered in a WIC setting to a population of low-income, predominantly racial/ethnic minority, obese, postpartum women. Aim 2: To evaluate differences in weight change, diet, physical activity, self-efficacy, readiness to change, motivations to eat between intervention and control participants to determine preliminary intervention efficacy over a 12-week period.

Detailed description

Low-income and minority women are at increased risk for postpartum weight retention (i.e. retaining weight after pregnancy) and consequent persistent obesity. Women who are obese pre-pregnancy are 3-5 times more likely to gain weight, rather than lose weight, in the postpartum period than non-obese women. Obesity science supports that weight loss interventions should be multi-component with regular points of contact. Building upon this, we have designed a multi-component intervention that considers the demands on women in the postpartum period and utilizes technology for both provider decision support and for virtual contact with participants. The intervention will address diet, physical activity, and social support through the use of in-person meetings with WIC staff, text messaging, phone coaching, self-monitoring, and Facebook.

Conditions

• Weight Loss
• Diet Modification
• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Observation Group participants	Women in the observation group will receive usual WIC care, plus the opportunity to meet with a WIC Registered Dietitian (RD) at the 12 week visit. Written WIC materials on lifestyle recommendations will also be given to all observation group participants at the baseline visit. The Investigators will connect with the participant prior to the 12 week visit to make an appointment to meet with the WIC RD at that time.
BEHAVIORAL	Lifestyle group participants	Women in this group will receive typical WIC care plus the below described activities. The intervention will last 12 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-07-31
• Primary completion: 2018-02-22
• Completion: 2018-02-22
• First posted: 2017-08-22
• Last updated: 2020-03-20
• Results posted: 2020-03-20

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States