Madres Para la Salud (Mothers for Health)

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Overweight and Obesity, Depression, Postpartum, Mother (Person)

In brief

The purpose of "Madres Para la Salud" \[Mothers for Their Health\] is to see how support and encouragement can help women to make positive changes in their health. This program tested if supportive information, encouragement, and walking as a group would increase physical activity and health benefits, such as weight loss and postpartum depression. Participants in this study were randomly assigned to one of two groups, a walking or a non-walking group. The walking group met weekly. Participants were given a pedometer to record the number of steps taken daily. Participants met one time each week with our study staff. Participants walked four other days per week on their own, or with other group members. Participants measurements included body fat, waist, and hip at the beginning of the study, and at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. The non-walking group received a weekly mailed newsletter about topics such as parenting, infant growth and development, and reproductive health. Non-walking group participants' measurements included body fat, waist, and hip at the beginning of the study and at 6 and 12 months.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01908959

Run by

Arizona State University

People needed

177

Starts

2010-02-01

Expected to finish

2012-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-07-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Hispanic descendent
• Between 18 and 40 years old
• At least 6-weeks but less than 6-months post childbirth
• Sedentary (according to the American College of Sports Medicine)
• Have the ability to participate in moderate intensity physical activity (according to the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q))

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant or planning a pregnancy in the next 12 months
• Have a BMI less than 25 or greater than 35
• Take anti-depressant medications
• Take anticoagulants or herbal therapy to thin the blood
• Participate in regular, strenuous physical activity (exceeding 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week)
• Severe musculoskeletal or cardiorespiratory problems that would preclude physical activity
• Infectious illness
• Acute inflammation (white blood count outside the normal range of 4.8-10.8 of 1000/mm3)
• Chronic systemic inflammatory diseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis), or other acute illness that may affect systemic inflammation at the time of blood draw and fat tissue biopsy
• Regularly taking high doses of oral steroid medication (more than typical basal replacement levels)
• High doses of aspirin (above 1 g/day), or high doses of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g., 3-4 times/day)

Where it is running

• Maricopa Integrated Health System — Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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