Preventing Excessive Gestational Weight Gain Via Short Mobile Messages in WIC

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Conditions studied: Gestational Weight Gain

In brief

The objective of this trial was to investigate the effect of educational short message service (SMS), or text messages, on gestational weight gain (GWG) in a low-income population.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04330976

Run by

University of Hawaii

People needed

83

Starts

2017-10-30

Expected to finish

2019-06-02

Last updated by the study team

2020-04-02

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• 15-20 weeks gestational age and 18 years of age or older at time of recruitment
• body mass index (BMI) of 25-45 kg/m2 in the first trimester
• possession of a cellular phone with the ability to receive text messages without a charge

You may not qualify if…

• conditions requiring a special diet
• multiparous pregnancies
• unable to consent to participate
• unwilling to be randomized

Where it is running

• University of Hawaii — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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