Metabolic Tracking and Weight Gain During Pregnancy

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Conditions studied: Gestational Weight Gain

In brief

In this study, the investigators aimed to have pregnant women use a hand-held device to track increases in daily caloric needs during pregnancy. Weight gain was assessed over time with the goal of reducing excessive gestational weight gain relative to a group of pregnant women who received standard prenatal care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04131023

Run by

Arizona State University

People needed

34

Starts

2017-09-17

Expected to finish

2018-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All English and Spanish-speaking, pregnant women
• Gestational age < 17 weeks at time of recruitment
• Aged 18 years or older

You may not qualify if…

• High-risk pregnancies that include the following diseases or conditions: fetal growth problems, medical history of hypertension, gastrointestinal disorders, malabsorptive diseases, hyper or hypo-parathyroid conditions, HIV, diabetes (Types 1 and 2 or gestational diabetes), asthma/lung disease, cardiac disease or conditions, current smoker (i.e. women who have smoked 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and now smoke every day or some days) history of eating disorder, or other metabolic conditions known to affect maternal health and fetal development
• Women pregnant with multiple gestations

Where it is running

• Arizona Biomedical Collaborative — Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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