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An online social networks intervention to prevent excessive gestational weight gain in China: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a weight management intervention in pregnancy

An online social networks intervention to prevent excessive gestational weight gain in China: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a weight management intervention in pregnancy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-IPR-17010944
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-03-21
Start date
2017-05-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-04-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

pregnant overweight

Interventions

2:education+group working

Sponsors

Nakayama Takeo
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) aged 18 years or older; (2) with a BMI of 18.5–40 kg/m2; (3) with a gestational age less than 13 weeks; (4) expecting their first child (as any experience of planned pregnancy and delivery potentially contaminates the effects of the intervention, and the population of nulliparous women is relatively large in China); (5) with a singleton pregnancy and (6) with internet access via computers or mobile phones for the next five months and knowledge of how to use WeChat SNS.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) with a history of severe medical complications such as cardiac disease, respiratory disease including severe asthma, diabetes mellitus, mental illness/psychological illness, epilepsy requiring anticonvulsant therapy or hypertension requiring treatment; (2) with nutritional problems such as major physical or psychological disorders (e.g., eating disorders), or a history of stomach surgery for weight issues; (3) who are involved in any other research that may affect any of the outcome measures of the proposed study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
BMI;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
quality of life;cesarean section rate;perinatal complications;

Contacts

Public ContactNakayama Takeo

Kyoto University

nakayama.takeo.4a@kyoto-u.ac.jp+81 075 753 4488

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026