Healthy for Two-Home Visiting (H42-HV): Health Coaching for Pregnant Women

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Postpartum Weight Retention, Pregnancy Weight Gain, Overweight and Obesity, Behavior, Health

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of H42-HV integrated into home visiting compared with usual home visiting services in reducing postpartum weight retention (difference between pre-pregnancy weight and weight at 6 months postpartum) among pregnant and postpartum participants. The overall goal is to improve long-term cardiometabolic health.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05619705

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

360

Starts

2023-04-25

Expected to finish

2026-12-15

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-08

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Pregnant, ≤33 weeks gestation
• Singleton pregnancy
• Pre pregnancy BMI≥25.0 Kg/m\^2 (calculated based on self-reported pre pregnancy height and weight)
• Able to provide informed consent
• English or Spanish speaking
• Completion of screening and baseline data collection
• Willing to participate in the intervention and data collection procedure (e.g., home weights)

You may not qualify if…

• Type 1 diabetes or taking insulin prior to delivery
• Pregnant with multiple fetuses
• Unable to walk 1 block without pain or shortness of breath
• Not cleared by the study's clinicians or home visiting program staff
• Planning to relocate from area during next 1 year
• Active substance abuse disorder (except marijuana)
• Psychiatric or substance use related hospitalization in past 1 year
• Active eating disorder

Where it is running

• Johns Hopkins School of Nursing — Baltimore, Maryland, United States (enrolling)

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