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Lifestyle in Pregnancy and Offspring - Comparison Between Children Born to Obese Women and Children Born to Normal Weight Women

NCT01918423 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 258

Last updated 2013-08-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Children born to obese women are at risk of increased adiposity and later adverse metabolic outcomes. We have conducted a follow-up study on an existing clinical trial, called the LiP study (Lifestyle in Pregnancy), registration number NCT00530439,in which 360 obese pregnant women were randomized to either lifestyle intervention or routine obstetric care. This present study follows the children until 3 years of age. We have the hypothesis, that the intervention during pregnancy results in a lower degree of adiposity and metabolic risk factors in the offspring. Clinical examination is taking place at age 2.5-3 years including anthropometric measurements, Dual energy x-ray (DXA) scans and blood samples measuring metabolic markers.In addition, we have included an extra control group of children born to normal weight women, who were not part of a lifestyle intervention program during pregnancy. We have the hypothesis that the children of the normal weight women have a better metabolic profile than the children born to the obese women.

Conditions

  • Childhood Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Lifestyle intervention during pregnancy

Energy requirements for each participants´ mother were individually estimated according to weight and level of activity during pregnancy. Women in the active intervention group were encouraged to be moderately physically active 30-60 minutes a day.Women in this group also had free full time membership in a fitness center for six months. In the fitness centers they had closed training classes with trained physiotherapists for one hour each week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Odense University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mette Tanvig, MD · Department of endocrinology, Odense University Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Months
Max Age
40 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-02-28
Primary Completion
2012-11-30
Completion
2012-11-30

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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