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Evidence-based Educational Materials and Local Resources for Improving Exercise-related Outcomes During Pregnancy

NCT03504267 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 71

Last updated 2019-10-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Despite the well-established benefits of physical activity, only 23% of pregnant women report exercising in accordance with guidelines recommended by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Further, pregnant women report receiving little or no advice about physical activity during pregnancy from their health care provider; thus, the scientific evidence supporting physical activity during pregnancy does not appear to be translating into the clinic and the community. The goal of this project is to determine if the distribution of evidence-based educational materials and local resources will increase knowledge regarding the benefits of physical activity during pregnancy, patient-provider communication about physical activity during pregnancy, and physical activity levels during pregnancy.

Hypothesis A: Pregnant women who receive evidence-based educational materials and local resources will have increased knowledge regarding the benefits of physical activity during pregnancy.

Hypothesis B: Pregnant women who receive evidence-based educational materials and local resources will have more communication with their health care provider about physical activity.

Hypothesis C: Pregnant women who receive educational information and local resources will report increased physical activity levels.

Hypothesis D: Pregnant women who receive evidence-based educational materials and local resources will have improved pregnancy outcomes including lower gestational weight gain, lower insulin resistance (as determined by their clinical oral glucose tolerance test), and healthier neonatal birthweight.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Physical Activity Education and Resources

The intervention involves receiving evidence-based educational brochures as well as a list of local facilities where the participant can work out at no-cost to them,

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Western Kentucky University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rachel A Tinius, PhD · Western Kentucky University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-01
Primary Completion
2019-06-30
Completion
2019-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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