Mood and Excess Weight Gain in Adolescent Pregnancy

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity, Adolescent Development, Pregnancy Related, Insulin Sensitivity, Interpersonal Relations, Stress

In brief

50-70% of adolescents gain too much weight during pregnancy, and this excess gain significantly increases their risk of high postpartum weight retention and long-term obesity. In this randomized controlled pilot study, the investigators are evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of a relatively brief interpersonal psychotherapy program for reducing excess gestational weight gain during adolescent pregnancy. Compared to treatment-as-usual prenatal care delivered in an adolescent maternity clinic, the investigators will estimate the added benefit of an interpersonal psychotherapy program's effectiveness for reducing excess gestational weight gain, improving maternal postpartum insulin sensitivity, and decreasing maternal and infant adiposity.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03086161

Run by

Colorado State University

People needed

37

Starts

2015-11-23

Expected to finish

2020-01-17

Last updated by the study team

2021-02-04

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 19. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 13-19 years of age and the 3-6 month old infants of these adolescent mothers
• Female
• Pregnant, 12-18 weeks gestation
• Patient in the Colorado Adolescent Maternity Program (CAMP) clinic

You may not qualify if…

• Full-syndrome Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5 psychiatric disorder that, in the opinion of the investigators, would impede study compliance and necessitate more intensive treatment (e.g., conduct disorder, schizophrenia, major depressive disorder with active suicidal ideation)
• Major renal, hepatic, endocrinologic (hyperthyroidism or Cushing syndrome), or pulmonary (other than mild asthma) disorder
• Medication affecting mood or body weight
• Major high-risk pregnancy complication (preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, hypertension, multiple gestation, placenta previa, membrane rupture, incompetent cervix)
• Pre-pregnancy BMI <5th percentile for age and sex

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital Colorado — Aurora, Colorado, United States

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