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Does Dietary and Lifestyle Counseling Prevent Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy? A Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT00792480 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2008-11-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if an organized, consistent program of dietary and lifestyle counseling will prevent excessive gestational weight gain.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Dietary and lifestyle counseling

The intervention group will undergo a complete history and physical with attention to prepregnancy weight, current weight, height, and BMI. At the initial visit, they will meet with a registered dietician to receive a standardized counseling session, including information on pregnancy-specific dietary and lifestyle choices. The patient will be instructed to engage in moderate intensity exercise at least 3 times per week and preferably 5 times per week. They will also receive information on the appropriate weight gain during pregnancy using the IOM guidelines. Each subject will meet with the dietician only at the time of enrollment. At each routine obstetric appointment, the participant's weight will be measured and charted on an IOM Gestational Weight Gain Grid in front of the participant. The healthcare provider will inform the participant if her weight gain was at the appropriate level and counsel her accordingly regarding increasing or decreasing her intake and exercise.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Carolinas Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shelly M Asbee, M.D. · Lake Norman Ob/Gyn

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
49 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-10-31
Primary Completion
2007-04-30
Completion
2007-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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