Teaching Appropriate Gestational Weight Gain

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The study aims to improve obstetrical care by managing gestational weight gain (GWG) among high risk women in an effort to reduce maternal and fetal complications.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02963428

Run by

Geisinger Clinic

People needed

218

Starts

2016-11-01

Expected to finish

2019-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-08-14

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Pre-pregnancy body mass index of at least 30 kg/m2 (per patient report of weight)
• Less than 16 weeks gestation
• Gestational weight gain (GWG) less than < 11 pounds from their pre-pregnancy weight to time of potential study enrollment
• Singleton gestation
• Access to a phone

You may not qualify if…

• BMI less than 30 kg/m2
• Gestational age greater than or equal to 16 weeks
• Active diagnosis of cancer on their electronic health record problem list
• Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
• Palliative medicine patients
• Multiple gestations
• GWG in excess of 11 pounds prior to study enrollment
• Patients with Non-Geisinger prenatal care providers
• Vegan diet
• Malabsorptive conditions
• Previously enrolled in TAGG during prior pregnancy. Patient will be excluded from re-randomization
• Non-English Speaking

Where it is running

• Geisinger Health System — Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

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