Feasibility of a Lifestyle Intervention in pregnancy to optimize maternal weight development

Feasibility of a Lifestyle Intervention in pregnancy to optimize maternal weight development - FeLIPO

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00003801

Enrollment

250

Registered

2012-04-24

Start date

2010-03-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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

Conditions

O26.0

Interventions

Group 1: standard prenatal care by gynecologists, information leaflet about healthy eating during pregnancy Group 2: 2 lifestyle counselings including information about healthy nutrition, phyiscal act

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Gestational age < 18th week of gestation - Age = 18 years - BMI prior pregnancy = 18.5 kg/m2 - Sufficient German language skills - Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Multiple pregnancy - High-risk pregnancy, which prohibits study participation (contraindications to exercise) - Chronic diseases (e. g. diabetes, hypertension) - Psychiatric or psychosomatic diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Proportion of pregnant women exceeding weight gain recommendation according to IOM guidelines [Institute of Medicine, 2009]. Gestational weight gain definition: last measured weight prior to delivery minus weight at booking [maternity card]	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Characterization of participants and non-participants (socioeconomic, ethnical, BMI, etc.), [questionnaire] - Weight of the newborns, [birth record] - Pregnancy complications (gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, hypertension, thromboembolism), [maternity card] - Perinatal complications (induction of labor, caesarean or instrumental delivery, APGAR-Score, SGA, LGA etc.), [birth record] - Postpartum weight retention (4 and 12 month postpartum), [phone call] - Physical activity patterns, [International physical activity questionnaire] - Nutritional intake over the course of the study , [7 day dietary record] - Maternal biomarkers: Selected hormones and adipokines (e.g. insulin, adiponectin, leptin), [ELISA]	—

Measure

Time frame

- Characterization of participants and non-participants (socioeconomic, ethnical, BMI, etc.), [questionnaire] - Weight of the newborns, [birth record] - Pregnancy complications (gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, hypertension, thromboembolism), [maternity card] - Perinatal complications (induction of labor, caesarean or instrumental delivery, APGAR-Score, SGA, LGA etc.), [birth record] - Postpartum weight retention (4 and 12 month postpartum), [phone call] - Physical activity patterns, [International physical activity questionnaire] - Nutritional intake over the course of the study , [7 day dietary record] - Maternal biomarkers: Selected hormones and adipokines (e.g. insulin, adiponectin, leptin), [ELISA]

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKathrin Rauh

Else Kröner-Fresenius-Zentrum für Ernährungsmedizin Lehrstuhl für Ernährungsmedizin

kathrin.rauh@tum.de08161712352

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 23, 2026