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Starting Pediatric Obesity Prevention in Pregnancy

NCT01279109 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 147

Last updated 2021-11-18

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine whether we can use social networks to spread health information and health behaviors during pregnancy to prevent excessive gestational weight gain.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Social network building intervention

Group support and 12 weekly health education/skills building sessions during pregnancy

BEHAVIORAL

Home visit

Three home visits during pregnancy focused on providing education on infant injury prevention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

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

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-06-30
Completion
2012-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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