Effects of Diet on Pregnancy Outcome and Child Obesity

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Conditions studied: Pregnancy Related, Diet Modification, Obesity, Hypertension, Pre-Eclampsia, Blood Pressure, Breast Feeding, Birth Weight

In brief

The purpose of the study is to compare 3 different diets in pregnancy, equal in calories, and fats, different in refined grains compared to whole grains as a source of carbohydrates, and in calories from carbohydrate, compared to protein as a source of calories.The hypothesis is that there will be differences in the specified outcomes because the proportions of macronutrients are significant. The primary objective is to detect differences in weight gain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03232762

Run by

NYU Langone Health

People needed

303

Starts

2017-10-03

Expected to finish

2019-08-22

Last updated by the study team

2019-11-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All normal pregnant patients who will be more than three months from term

You may not qualify if…

• Illness making it a high risk pregnancy
• Chronic renal disease
• Malignancy
• Congestive heart failure
• Diabetes
• Hypertension

Where it is running

• New York University School of Medicine — New York, New York, United States

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