Gestational Weight and Incentive Research Study

Summary

Bloom is a research study that examines whether incentives for daily self-weighing, weekly physical activity, monthly weight management or overall (from enrollment up to 36 weeks pregnancy) weight management could help pregnant mothers manage a health weight gain during pregnancy.

Conditions

• Gestational Weight Gain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Lottery + Monthly Weight

Lottery for daily self-weighing. Incentives for gaining weight within a recommended (by Institute of Medicine) on a monthly basis.

BEHAVIORAL

Lottery + Overall Weight + Exercise

Lottery for daily self-weighing. Incentives for gaining weight within a recommended (by Institute of Medicine) by the end of the study. Incentives for meeting an exercise goal of 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week, as recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

BEHAVIORAL

Lottery + Overall Weight

Lottery for daily self-weighing. Incentives for gaining weight within a recommended (by Institute of Medicine) by the end of the study.

BEHAVIORAL

Loss + Overall Weight

Certain loss for not engaging in daily self-weighing. Incentives for gaining weight within a recommended (by Institute of Medicine) by the end of the study.

BEHAVIORAL

Loss + Overall Weight + Exercise

Certain loss for not engaging in daily self-weighing. Incentives for gaining weight within a recommended (by Institute of Medicine) by the end of the study. Incentives for meeting an exercise goal of 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week, as recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

BEHAVIORAL

Lottery + Monthly Weight + Exercise

Lottery for daily self-weighing. Incentives for gaining weight within a recommended (by Institute of Medicine) on a monthly basis. Incentives for meeting an exercise goal of 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week, as recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

BEHAVIORAL

Loss + Monthly Weight

Certain loss for not engaging in daily self-weighing. Incentives for gaining weight within a recommended (by Institute of Medicine) on a monthly basis.

BEHAVIORAL

Loss + Monthly Weight + Exercise

Certain loss for not engaging in daily self-weighing. Incentives for gaining weight within a recommended (by Institute of Medicine) on a monthly basis. Incentives for meeting an exercise goal of 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week, as recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Tennessee

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Rebecca A Krukowski, PhD · University of Tennessee

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-02-26

Primary Completion

2020-04-09

Completion

2020-04-09

Countries

• United States

Study Locations