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The HealthyMoms Trial to Promote Healthy Gestational Weight Gain

NCT03298555 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 305

Last updated 2020-11-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Excessive gestational weight gain is a major public health problem. Traditional face-to-face intervention programs has been shown to be succesful in order to promote healthier weight gains, however, they are time-consuming and expensive. The objectives of this study are to assess whether a 6-month smartphone application can promote healthy gestational weight gain, dietary habits and physical activity in pregnant women.

Conditions

  • Gestational Mothers
  • Weight Gain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mobile phone based intervention

Participants in the intervention group will receive a 6-month mobile phone based program via a mobile phone application specifically designed for this study. The program will include information, advice and strategies to promote healthy gestational weight gain.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Marie Löf, PhD · Karolinska Institutet

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-01
Primary Completion
2020-09-30
Completion
2020-11-04

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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