Grow2Gether Pilot Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Childhood Obesity

In brief

This is a randomized controlled pilot trial of a peer-based, social media intervention to prevent obesity in infants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02037490

Run by

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

People needed

172

Starts

2014-03-01

Expected to finish

2015-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-07-06

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Receiving prenatal care from Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) obstetrics practices
• Age 18 years and older
• Able to provide informed consent
• Able to speak, read and write in English
• Enrolled in Medicaid at the time of study enrollment
• Overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25, calculated using height and weight recorded at a prenatal visit prior to 14 weeks of pregnancy)
• In ≥ 20th week of pregnancy
• Plan to receive their child's primary care services from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Care Network
• 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…

• Current diagnosis or history of major mental illness, as indicated in medical record by notation of (1) diagnosis or history of condition (2) current use or history of antidepressants or other psychotropic medication, or (3) referral to, or under care of a psychiatrist.
• Multiple pregnancy (twins, triplets, etc.)
• Severe morbidity (significant cardiac disease, significant organ dysfunction, transplant recipient, etc.)

Where it is running

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

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