Helping Moms to be Healthy After Baby

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Conditions studied: Weight Loss, Diet Modification, Obesity

In brief

Low-income and minority women are at increased risk for postpartum weight retention (i.e. retaining weight after pregnancy) and consequent persistent obesity. Women who are obese pre-pregnancy are 3-5 times more likely to gain weight, rather than lose weight, in the postpartum period than non-obese women. Aims for this pilot study are listed below: Aim 1: To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a multi-component novel weight loss intervention delivered in a WIC setting to a population of low-income, predominantly racial/ethnic minority, obese, postpartum women. Aim 2: To evaluate differences in weight change, diet, physical activity, self-efficacy, readiness to change, motivations to eat between intervention and control participants to determine preliminary intervention efficacy over a 12-week period.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03257657

Run by

University of Colorado, Denver

People needed

42

Starts

2017-07-31

Expected to finish

2018-02-22

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult woman (≥18 and <50 years old).
• Enrolled in WIC or with an infant enrolled in WIC.
• 3-12 months postpartum.
• A pre-pregnancy BMI of 25 - 40 kg/m2 (based on self-reported height and weight prior to pregnancy).
• Postpartum body mass index between 25 and 50 kg/m2.
• English- and/or Spanish-speaking.
• Owns a mobile phone with texting functionality in order to receive texts during the trial.

You may not qualify if…

• Health conditions impacting weight or ability to participate in a weight loss trial.
• Pregnancy or planned pregnancy in next 5 months.
• Any health problems or undergoing any treatments that might interfere with what participant eats or her ability to exercise.
• Medical provider recommendation to avoid exercise.
• Plans to be in a different geographic area within the next 5 months.
• Plans to stop coming to Aurora WIC in the next 5 months.
• Unable to give informed consent.
• Not able to read and understand English or Spanish at an 8th grade level.
• Not willing to create a Facebook account if they do not already have one.
• Asked to follow-up in < 3 months at most recent WIC visit.

Where it is running

• Aurora WIC Office — Aurora, Colorado, United States
• University of Colorado — Aurora, Colorado, United States

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