None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
To conduct a proof-of-concept trial to determine whether an ‘after delivery’ community care (education & physical activity) program impacts physical activity levels, diet quality, health behaviour and attitudes, and reduces risk factors for and incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in the 10 years post-delivery in mothers with a history of or risk factors for GDM, compared to control no=intervention.
Interventions
Intervention includes attending the 'Beyond the Bump' community walk and talk program at the local park in which participants (n=25 per group; 100 total) will be offered postnatal care advice from experts in their fields for 15-20 min before engaging in a 30-minute walk in the community (borg scale 9-13/20) once a week for 10 weeks. Topics given will include dietetics, women's health physiotherapy, exercise physiology, psychology, child CPR, and neonatal development given by dietitians, women's
Intervention includes attending the 'Beyond the Bump' community walk and talk program at the local park in which participants (n=25 per group; 100 total) will be offered postnatal care advice from experts in their fields for 15-20 min before engaging in a 30-minute walk in the community (borg scale 9-13/20) once a week for 10 weeks. Topics given will include dietetics, women's health physiotherapy, exercise physiology, psychology, child CPR, and neonatal development given by dietitians, women's health physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, psychologists, neonatology nurses, and neonatal developmental specialists. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each session to assess adherence. Non-randomised trial. Participants that attend the intervention will be eligible to join the 'intervention' group. Participants that do not attend the intervention are eligible to join the control group.
Sponsors
University of Wollongong
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
• Delivered a baby in the last 12 months; and • Any woman previously diagnosed with GDM OR • Women who have had any of the following risk factors for GDM: - Overweight or Obese (Body Mass Index >25 kg/m2) - aged 40 years or over - a family history of type 2 diabetes or a first-degree relative (mother or sister) who has had gestational diabetes - elevated blood glucose levels in the past - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds - Melanesian, Polynesian, Chinese, Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern or Indian background - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - previously given birth to a large baby (weighing more than 4.5kg)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion Criteria: • < 18 years of age • diagnosed Type 1 or 2 Diabetes • Presence of any absolute contraindications to exercise/walking (including musculoskeletal and joint)
Outcome results
None listed