Maternal Emotions and Diet in Pregnancy

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Pregnancy Related, Stress, Psychological, Glucose Intolerance During Pregnancy

In brief

This study seeks to understand how a mother's emotional state in pregnancy influences her biological response to food intake.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03278392

Run by

University of California, Irvine

People needed

38

Starts

2017-11-17

Expected to finish

2021-05-10

Last updated by the study team

2021-05-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18-40 years
• Hispanic ethnicity
• English and/or Spanish speaking
• Multiparous
• 28-30 week's gestation
• Pre-pregnancy BMI 25.0-34.9 kg/m2
• Singleton, intrauterine pregnancy
• Non-smoker
• Non-diabetic and negative result on routine prenatal glucose challenge test (GCT)

You may not qualify if…

• BMI <25.0 or ≥35.0 kg/m2
• >30 week's gestation
• multiple pregnancy
• nulliparous
• present/prior obstetric risk conditions (hypertension, preeclampsia, infections, placental abnormalities)
• current smoker
• current psychiatric disorders or undergoing treatment/taking psychiatric medications
• Use of systemic/frequent corticosteroids or thyroid meds
• Diabetic or presence of other metabolic or neuroendocrine disorders

Where it is running

• UCI Medical Center, University of California, Irvine — Orange, California, United States

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