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Building Social Networks to Enhance Postpartum Weight Loss and Appropriate Infant Feeding Practices

NCT01081340 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 41

Last updated 2018-08-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine whether we can use social networks to spread health information and health behaviors that 1) support women in returning to their pre-pregnancy weight after delivery; and 2) promote healthy infant feeding practices.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Social network building intervention

Group support and health education sessions weekly during third trimester and once every two weeks until 6 months postpartum

BEHAVIORAL

Home visit

Three home visits during third trimester and three during postpartum period until 6 months postpartum

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Sabina B Gesell, PhD · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-05-31
Primary Completion
2011-08-31
Completion
2011-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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