Health Coach Intervention Pilot Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Satisfaction

In brief

In this mixed methods study, the investigators assessed the feasibility and acceptability of a remote health coach intervention to promote healthful lifestyle behaviors among overweight pregnant women. At one northeastern US clinic, the investigators enrolled 30 overweight (pre-pregnancy BMI≥25 kg/m2) pregnant women at a median gestation of 12.5 weeks (IQR: 11-15) into a one arm intervention trial. The investigators connected participants with a health coach to provide behavioral support to help participants adopt or maintain healthy lifestyle goals during pregnancy. Health coaches contacted participants by phone every 2-3 weeks to monitor goals, and sent emails and text messages to check-in between calls. To assess the intervention, participants completed baseline (N=30) and follow-up surveys at the end of the intervention (N=26), as well as follow-up phone interviews (N=18).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03080064

Run by

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

People needed

30

Starts

2015-07-16

Expected to finish

2016-06-27

Last updated by the study team

2017-03-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• pregnant (less than 16 weeks of gestation),
• overweight or obese (pre-pregnancy BMI≥25 kg/m2),
• 18 years of age or older,
• English speaking,
• planned to remain at the same obstetrics clinic for the duration of their pregnancies.

Where it is running

• Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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