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A Smartphone Intervention for WIC Mothers to Improve Nutrition and Weight Gain During Pregnancy

NCT04028843 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 351

Last updated 2025-10-15

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Summary

The study will test the effectiveness of a smartphone-based behavior modification program adapted for use in Women, Infants, and Children program in a state-wide, randomized controlled trial in 432 low-income women enrolled in the Louisiana Women, Infants, and Children program.

Conditions

  • Weight Gain During Pregnancy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Healthy Beginnings

The program includes a 24 week intensive behavior modification program that targets healthy gestational weight gain through self-monitoring of weight and activity data, automated prescriptive feedback from the smartphone application, personalized feedback from counselors and, evidence-based behavioral intervention delivered throughout pregnancy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Louisiana Department of Health

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

    collaborator NIH

  • Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Leanne M Redman, Ph.D. · Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-07-12
Primary Completion
2024-05-21
Completion
2025-05-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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