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Personalized Management of Body Weight During Pregnancy

Primary Purpose

Weight Gain During Pregnancy

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
SmartMoms
Sponsored by
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional prevention trial for Weight Gain During Pregnancy focused on measuring Pregnancy, Gestational weight gain

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 40 Years (Adult)FemaleAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Are pregnant.
  • Are between 18 and 40 years old.
  • Have a BMI (a number calculated from your height and weight) equal to or above 25kg/m2.
  • Establish prenatal care before 12 weeks of your pregnancy.
  • Can read, speak and understand English.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Do not plan to deliver your baby at Woman's Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Are pregnant with more than one infant.
  • Have habitually smoked during the last 6 months.
  • Currently abuse or have abused illegal or prescription drugs in the last 6 months.
  • Consume more than 2 alcoholic drinks per week.
  • Are unwilling to avoid pregnancy for 12 months following delivery.
  • Are unwilling to enroll your baby in the 12 month follow-up testing planned in this study.
  • Are planning to move out of the area within the next 2 years or plan to be out of the study area for more than 1 month in the next year.
  • Are unwilling to be assigned at random to any of the intervention groups.
  • Are planning to terminate your pregnancy.
  • Are planning to give your baby up for adoption.
  • Are pregnant with a baby who has a known fetal anomaly.
  • Have a reason that exercising is unsafe (determined by your physician or study staff).
  • Have had or plan to have bariatric surgery within 1 year of your expected delivery.
  • Currently have or have a history of the following:
  • 3 or more first trimester miscarriages
  • High blood pressure
  • Type 1 diabetes
  • Diagnosis of pregnancy related diabetes during screening
  • HIV or AIDS
  • Psychotic disorder, major depressive episode, bipolar disorder or eating disorder
  • Any other pregnancy, blood, heart, lung, hormone, or digestive problem that your doctor considers unsafe for participation in this study

Sites / Locations

  • Pennington Biomedical Research Center
  • Woman's Hospital

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm 3

Arm Type

Experimental

Experimental

No Intervention

Arm Label

SmartMoms-Clinic

SmartMoms-Phone

Physician Directed

Arm Description

If picked for this group, you will attend study meetings with a weight management counselor. During the second trimester study meetings occur 4 times per month. During the third trimester you will attend study meetings 2 times per month. These meetings will cover many topics to help you learn about weight management during pregnancy. You will be taught how to use different tools provided to help you monitor your weight. We will ask you to record your body weight (using a scale we will provide) as well as your food intake and exercise habits.

If picked for this group, you will have two individual sessions with a weight management counselor. At the first session, you will receive a scale and other technology to help manage your weight during pregnancy. Each week you will receive information from a weight management counselor via a Smartphone (you can use your own Smartphone or one will be provided to you). The information will cover topics to help manage your weight during pregnancy. You will be taught how to use different tools provided to help you monitor your weight. We will ask you to measure your body weight (using a scale we will provide) as well as monitor your food intake and exercise habits with the Smartphone.

If picked for this group, you will receive weight management advice from your physician's office.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Count of Women Who Have Excess Gestational Weight Gain
Count of pregnant women who gain more weight during pregnancy than is recommended by the Institute of Medicine Gestational Weight Gain guidelines

Secondary Outcome Measures

Total Gestational Weight Gain
Gestational Weight Gain Per Week
"per week" is included to adjust for the different length of time between weight measurements

Full Information

First Posted
May 31, 2012
Last Updated
August 23, 2021
Sponsor
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Collaborators
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01610752
Brief Title
Personalized Management of Body Weight During Pregnancy
Official Title
Expecting Success: Personalized Management of Body Weight During Pregnancy
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
August 2021
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
December 2012 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
October 2014 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
October 2015 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Collaborators
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine how to help manage weight gain during pregnancy. This study is part of the National Consortium 'LIFE-Moms: Lifestyle interventions in expectant moms'. LIFE-Moms is 7 studies funded to test different lifestyle interventions in overweight and obese pregnant women.
Detailed Description
The study will last 22 months, from screening until study completion. The entire study will include 3 screening visits, receipt of weight management advice, second trimester testing, third trimester testing and three follow up visits during the first year after the baby is born. Participants will randomly be assigned to 1 of 3 programs to help manage their weight during pregnancy: Physician Directed group SmartMoms-Clinic group SmartMoms-Phone group

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Weight Gain During Pregnancy
Keywords
Pregnancy, Gestational weight gain

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Prevention
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
54 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
SmartMoms-Clinic
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
If picked for this group, you will attend study meetings with a weight management counselor. During the second trimester study meetings occur 4 times per month. During the third trimester you will attend study meetings 2 times per month. These meetings will cover many topics to help you learn about weight management during pregnancy. You will be taught how to use different tools provided to help you monitor your weight. We will ask you to record your body weight (using a scale we will provide) as well as your food intake and exercise habits.
Arm Title
SmartMoms-Phone
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
If picked for this group, you will have two individual sessions with a weight management counselor. At the first session, you will receive a scale and other technology to help manage your weight during pregnancy. Each week you will receive information from a weight management counselor via a Smartphone (you can use your own Smartphone or one will be provided to you). The information will cover topics to help manage your weight during pregnancy. You will be taught how to use different tools provided to help you monitor your weight. We will ask you to measure your body weight (using a scale we will provide) as well as monitor your food intake and exercise habits with the Smartphone.
Arm Title
Physician Directed
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
If picked for this group, you will receive weight management advice from your physician's office.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
SmartMoms
Intervention Description
This intervention will cover many topics to help you learn about weight management during pregnancy. You will be taught how to use different tools provided to help you monitor your weight. We will ask you to record your body weight (using a scale we will provide) as well as your food intake and exercise habits.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Count of Women Who Have Excess Gestational Weight Gain
Description
Count of pregnant women who gain more weight during pregnancy than is recommended by the Institute of Medicine Gestational Weight Gain guidelines
Time Frame
Approximately 6 months (from 10-13 weeks gestation to 35-36 weeks gestation)
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Total Gestational Weight Gain
Time Frame
Approximately 6 months (from 10-13 weeks gestation to 35-36 weeks gestation)
Title
Gestational Weight Gain Per Week
Description
"per week" is included to adjust for the different length of time between weight measurements
Time Frame
Approximately 6 months (from 10-13 weeks gestation to 35-36 weeks gestation)

10. Eligibility

Sex
Female
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
40 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Are pregnant. Are between 18 and 40 years old. Have a BMI (a number calculated from your height and weight) equal to or above 25kg/m2. Establish prenatal care before 12 weeks of your pregnancy. Can read, speak and understand English. Exclusion Criteria: Do not plan to deliver your baby at Woman's Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA Are pregnant with more than one infant. Have habitually smoked during the last 6 months. Currently abuse or have abused illegal or prescription drugs in the last 6 months. Consume more than 2 alcoholic drinks per week. Are unwilling to avoid pregnancy for 12 months following delivery. Are unwilling to enroll your baby in the 12 month follow-up testing planned in this study. Are planning to move out of the area within the next 2 years or plan to be out of the study area for more than 1 month in the next year. Are unwilling to be assigned at random to any of the intervention groups. Are planning to terminate your pregnancy. Are planning to give your baby up for adoption. Are pregnant with a baby who has a known fetal anomaly. Have a reason that exercising is unsafe (determined by your physician or study staff). Have had or plan to have bariatric surgery within 1 year of your expected delivery. Currently have or have a history of the following: 3 or more first trimester miscarriages High blood pressure Type 1 diabetes Diagnosis of pregnancy related diabetes during screening HIV or AIDS Psychotic disorder, major depressive episode, bipolar disorder or eating disorder Any other pregnancy, blood, heart, lung, hormone, or digestive problem that your doctor considers unsafe for participation in this study
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Leanne M Redman, Ph.D.
Organizational Affiliation
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
City
Baton Rouge
State/Province
Louisiana
ZIP/Postal Code
70808
Country
United States
Facility Name
Woman's Hospital
City
Baton Rouge
State/Province
Louisiana
ZIP/Postal Code
70815
Country
United States

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
33238176
Citation
Redman LM, Drews KL, Klein S, Horn LV, Wing RR, Pi-Sunyer X, Evans M, Joshipura K, Arteaga SS, Cahill AG, Clifton RG, Couch KA, Franks PW, Gallagher D, Haire-Joshu D, Martin CK, Peaceman AM, Phelan S, Thom EA, Yanovski SZ, Knowler WC; LIFE-Moms Research Group. Attenuated early pregnancy weight gain by prenatal lifestyle interventions does not prevent gestational diabetes in the LIFE-Moms consortium. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2021 Jan;171:108549. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108549. Epub 2020 Nov 22.
Results Reference
derived
PubMed Identifier
32813276
Citation
Palmer MJ, Henschke N, Bergman H, Villanueva G, Maayan N, Tamrat T, Mehl GL, Glenton C, Lewin S, Fonhus MS, Free C. Targeted client communication via mobile devices for improving maternal, neonatal, and child health. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Jul 14;8(8):CD013679. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013679.
Results Reference
derived
PubMed Identifier
30696408
Citation
Altazan AD, Redman LM, Burton JH, Beyl RA, Cain LE, Sutton EF, Martin CK. Mood and quality of life changes in pregnancy and postpartum and the effect of a behavioral intervention targeting excess gestational weight gain in women with overweight and obesity: a parallel-arm randomized controlled pilot trial. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2019 Jan 29;19(1):50. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2196-8.
Results Reference
derived
PubMed Identifier
30230252
Citation
Peaceman AM, Clifton RG, Phelan S, Gallagher D, Evans M, Redman LM, Knowler WC, Joshipura K, Haire-Joshu D, Yanovski SZ, Couch KA, Drews KL, Franks PW, Klein S, Martin CK, Pi-Sunyer X, Thom EA, Van Horn L, Wing RR, Cahill AG; LIFE-Moms Research Group. Lifestyle Interventions Limit Gestational Weight Gain in Women with Overweight or Obesity: LIFE-Moms Prospective Meta-Analysis. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2018 Sep;26(9):1396-1404. doi: 10.1002/oby.22250. Epub 2018 Sep 6.
Results Reference
derived
PubMed Identifier
28903892
Citation
Redman LM, Gilmore LA, Breaux J, Thomas DM, Elkind-Hirsch K, Stewart T, Hsia DS, Burton J, Apolzan JW, Cain LE, Altazan AD, Ragusa S, Brady H, Davis A, Tilford JM, Sutton EF, Martin CK. Effectiveness of SmartMoms, a Novel eHealth Intervention for Management of Gestational Weight Gain: Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2017 Sep 13;5(9):e133. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.8228.
Results Reference
derived
PubMed Identifier
28178062
Citation
Sutton EF, Cain LE, Vallo PM, Redman LM. Strategies for Successful Recruitment of Pregnant Patients Into Clinical Trials. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Mar;129(3):554-559. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001900.
Results Reference
derived
PubMed Identifier
26708836
Citation
Clifton RG, Evans M, Cahill AG, Franks PW, Gallagher D, Phelan S, Pomeroy J, Redman LM, Van Horn L; LIFE-Moms Research Group. Design of lifestyle intervention trials to prevent excessive gestational weight gain in women with overweight or obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Feb;24(2):305-13. doi: 10.1002/oby.21330. Epub 2015 Dec 26.
Results Reference
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