Pregnancy Weight Tracking Pilot Project

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity Complicating Childbirth

In brief

This pilot study will examine perceptions about daily weighing for pregnant women with overweight or obesity by testing the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of daily weighing for reducing excess gestational weight gain (GWG) within the context of a low intensity, digital-health based intervention delivered remotely with electronic feedback to participants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03652766

Run by

University of Minnesota

People needed

10

Starts

2019-01-07

Expected to finish

2020-01-13

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 35. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Ages 18-35
• Up to 20 weeks' gestation in their first pregnancy
• Low-risk uncomplicated pregnancy
• Have overweight or obesity just prior to becoming pregnant
• Have an iPhone or Android smartphone with wireless/Bluetooth capability

You may not qualify if…

• Individuals who are not pregnant
• Second or subsequent pregnancy
• No iPhone or Android smartphone with Bluetooth capacity
• No wifi network at home
• Expecting twins or other multiple
• More than 20 weeks gestation
• High-risk or complicated pregnancy for which participation would be contraindicated
• Of advanced maternal age according to obstetric guidelines (i.e., age 36 or older)
• Diabetes or history of eating disorders
• Pre-pregnancy weight less than 25 kg/m2 or greater than 36 kg/m2 (either not overweight or with extreme obesity)

Where it is running

• University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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