The Healthy Moms Study: Comparison of a Post-Partum Weight Loss Intervention Delivered Via Facebook or In-Person Groups

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Weight Loss, Diet Modification, Physical Activity

In brief

The goal of the project is to conduct a feasibility pilot randomized trial comparing delivery of a post-partum weight loss intervention via Facebook versus via in-person group sessions. The project will provide preliminary data needed to finalize the design of a large randomized trial to compare the non-inferiority and cost-effectiveness of the post-partum weight loss intervention delivered via Facebook versus in-person group sessions. If efficacious and cost-effective, the Facebook-delivered intervention leads naturally to strategies for scaling up for widespread impact.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03700736

Run by

University of Connecticut

People needed

62

Starts

2018-09-05

Expected to finish

2020-11-23

Last updated by the study team

2021-11-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• women 18 years or older
• 8 weeks to 12 months post-partum at enrollment
• overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) per measured height and weight at the baseline visit
• owns a scale
• comfortable reading and speaking in English
• owns an iPhone or Android smartphone
• active Facebook user
• medical clearance (e.g., from primary care provider or obstetrician/gynecologist)
• willing and able to participate in either treatment condition (Facebook or in-person)
• available to attend in-person meetings over the 6-month study period
• 45 minutes or less to travel to intervention meetings
• willing and able to provide informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• UConn employee or student who is key personnel on the study, UConn employee or student who is a spouse, dependent, or relative of any key personnel, or UConn student who key personnel on this study teaches
• women who are currently pregnant or plan to conceive during study period
• current participation in clinical weight loss program
• Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes
• medical conditions affecting weight
• medications affecting weight
• incapable of walking 1/4 of a mile without stopping
• pain that prevents engagement in exercise
• previous bariatric surgery
• planned surgery during study period
• plans to move out of the area during the study period
• high depressive symptoms or suicidal ideation
• positive screen for binge eating disorder
• failure to complete the baseline survey
• failure to complete the orientation webinar

Where it is running

• University of Connecticut — Storrs, Connecticut, United States

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