Hearty Meals for Mom- Pilot Study of Meal Delivery for Cardiometabolic Health During Pregnancy

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Diet, Healthy, Pregnancy

In brief

This study is being done to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of a meal delivery intervention designed to improve diet quality and promote appropriate gestational weight gain among predominantly Black and low-income pregnant women with overweight or obesity. This will be done by 1) assessing the feasibility and acceptability of the meal delivery intervention; 2) investigating changes in patient-reported diet quality, barriers to healthy eating, and food security; and 3) exploring the preliminary impact of the meal delivery intervention on gestational weight gain and blood pressure and estimate the effect size of the intervention relative to a de-identified non-randomized control group that will be derived from de-identified hospital records.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05512247

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

17

Starts

2023-10-05

Expected to finish

2026-05-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-13

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Medicaid eligible and/or have a household income at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty line
• 18 years of age or older
• <= 19 weeks gestation
• Currently experiencing a singleton pregnancy
• Receiving prenatal care at a University of Alabama at Birmingham clinic
• Planning to deliver at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Residing within the meal company's delivery radius
• Body mass index >= 25
• Willing to consent

You may not qualify if…

• Self-reported major health condition (such as renal disease, cancer, or Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes)
• Current treatment for severe psychiatric disorder (such as schizophrenia)
• Current substance abuse
• Self-reported diagnosis of anorexia or bulimia
• Known fetal anomaly
• Current use of medication expected to significantly impact body weight
• Planned termination of the current pregnancy
• Participation in another dietary and/or weight management intervention during the current pregnancy
• Unwilling or unable to understand and communicate in English
• Unwilling or unable to consume study meals

Where it is running

• University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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