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Interventions to Reduce Excess Weight Gain in Pregnancy

NCT01643356 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2016-05-10

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Summary

The study will use a comprehensive behavioral intervention adapted for pregnant women to change dietary intake, eating behavior and physical activity. The central hypothesis of this study is that the intervention will reduce excess gestational weight gain and achieve clinical and metabolic benefits in obese and overweight pregnant women and their infants over the first year of life.

Conditions

  • Overweight and Obesity
  • Pregnancy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Intervention to reduce excess weight gain during pregnancy

Intervention includes meetings with a nutrition counselor and/or psychologist where individualized eating plans will be developed and reviewed, and regular group meetings during which information about healthy eating for weight management will be discussed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tufts University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Susan B Roberts, Ph.D. · Tufts University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-07-31
Primary Completion
2014-09-30
Completion
2015-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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