Healthy Growth Abbreviated Pilot Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Childhood Obesity

In brief

This is a single-group feasibility pilot trial of a peer-based, social media intervention to prevent obesity in infants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01977105

Run by

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

People needed

9

Starts

2013-09-01

Expected to finish

2013-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-02-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women age 18 years and older
• Enrolled in Medicaid at the time of study enrollment
• Overweight or obese (BMI >= 25, calculated using self-reported pre-pregnancy height and weight)
• Subjects able to speak, read and write in English
• Attend their infant's (up to 1 month old) primary care visit at a CHOP Primary Care Network site
• Received prenatal care
• Own a smartphone with both a data and text plan
• Able to use their phone to obtain photographs and videos prior to enrollment

You may not qualify if…

• Cannot provide consent.
• Non-English speaking.
• Score 10 or greater on Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) measure for clinical depression
• Diagnosed with gestational diabetes during pregnancy with their newborn
• Had a multiple pregnancy.
• Premature delivery (before 37 weeks) of their newborn.
• Have a newborn who was hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for one week or longer.

Where it is running

• The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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