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The MOTHER (Mobile Technologies to Help Enhancing Regular Physical Activity) Trial for Pregnant Women

NCT01461707 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2017-11-30

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Summary

Obesity among women of childbearing age and excessive weight gain during pregnancy are prevalent and steadily increasing health care issues. Regular physical activity is recommended to maintain healthy weight gain for pregnant women, however, a majority of pregnant women are sedentary. The investigators proposed to conduct a pilot study to estimate the potential efficacy of a mobile phone based physical activity intervention in 30 physically inactive pregnant women.

Conditions

  • Physical Activity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mobile phone-based physical activity

Participants will receive the mobile phone-based physical activity program using the trial app.

BEHAVIORAL

Activity monitor

Participants will receive an activity monitor

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • JiWon Choi, PhD · University of California, San Francisco

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-10-31
Primary Completion
2014-05-31
Completion
2014-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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