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Access to Nutritional Services and the Effect on Maternal Weight Gain

NCT01713712 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2013-04-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of access to nutrition services on pregnancy outcomes in the obese urban population. There are many studies that have shown that obesity has a negative impact on pregnancy. However, currently there are only a few small studies that specifically look at ease of access to nutrition services in an obese urban population and the effect this has on maternal weight gain and pregnancy outcomes. This study will compare two groups of pregnant women with a BMI of 30 or greater. The investigators hypothesize that access to nutritional services will lead to decreased weight gain during pregnancy and improved pregnancy outcomes.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Nutritional Counseling

Patients will keep a daily diary of nutritional intake as well as physical activity. They will also follow up with the nutritional counselor six weeks postpartum.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Abington Memorial Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Erin M Murphy, MD · Abington Memorial Hospital

  • Bethany Perry, MD · Abington Memorial Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-12-31
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2014-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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