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Effect of an educational package on nutritional knowledge, beliefs and behaviors in pregnant women

Effect of educational package on nutritional knowledge, beliefs and behaviors in pregnant women :A randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201105183706N8
Enrollment
88
Registered
2011-07-31
Start date
2011-07-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

Nutrition during pregnancy. Supervision of normal pregnancy

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: implementation of a nutritional education package, i.e. at first, group education will be conducted in groups with 5-11 women in the selected health centers in two
Lifestyle
Intervention group: implementation of a nutritional education package, i.e. at first, group education will be conducted in groups with 5-11 women in the selected health centers in two sessions, approx
Control group: implementation of a sex education package, i.e. at first, group education will be conducted in groups with 5-11 women in the selected health centers in two sessions, approximately sixty

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research,Tabriz University of Medical Science
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: pregnant women in 8-14 weeks of pregnancy; having health records in Karaj city health centers; willing to stay in Karaj, Iran during pregnancy; no history of known chronic disorders such as: cardiovascular, renal, respiratory, gastrointestinal, blood, autoimmune, diabetes, lupus, thyroid, epilepsy, chronic hypertension, cancer; no history of bleeding and threatened abortion, multiple pregnancy, PROM and preterm delivery, severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, intrauterine growth retardation, preclampsia, gestational diabetes and infertility; not being smoker, alcohol and drug user and having six years or more school education Exclusion criteria: termination of pregnancy for any reason within 6 weeks after the second educational session.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Knowledge, bliefs and behaviors of nutrition on pregnant women. Timepoint: Before intervention, one month after intervention,in 24-28 weeks of pregnancy,in 36-40 weeks of pregnancy. Method of measurement: Through self-made questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Weight gain of mother. Timepoint: Before intervention, one month after intervention,in 24-28 weeks of pregnancy,in 36-40 weeks of pregnancy. Method of measurement: Recorded weight gain in the health record.;Child birth weight. Timepoint: Within the 12 hours after birth. Method of measurement: Weight recorded in the summary birth record.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Omidi

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

fatemeomidi45@yahoo.com; omidi_f90@yahoo.com+98 14 2762 1281

Outcome results

None listed

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