Pregnancy, Exercise And nutrition Research study with app support

Conditions

Pregnancy/overweight/obesity/gestational diabetes Pregnancy and Childbirth Diabetes mellitus arising in pregnancy

Marion Lecorguillé, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe, Patrick J. Twomey, Karien Viljoen, John Mehegan et al. (8 authors)

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism2022-09-2217 citations

Acceptability of the Pregnancy, Exercise, and Nutrition Research Study With Smartphone App Support (PEARS) and the Use of Mobile Health in a Mixed Lifestyle Intervention by Pregnant Obese and Overweight Women: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Ellen Greene, Eileen C. O’Brien, Maria A. Kennelly, Orna O’Brien, Karen L. Lindsay et al. (6 authors)

JMIR mhealth and uhealth2020-05-1449 citations

10.2196/17189

Nutrition, Behavior Change and Physical Activity Outcomes From the PEARS RCT—An mHealth-Supported, Lifestyle Intervention Among Pregnant Women With Overweight and Obesity

Kate Ainscough, Eileen C. O’Brien, Karen L. Lindsay, Maria A. Kennelly, Elizabeth O’Sullivan et al. (9 authors)

Frontiers in Endocrinology2020-02-0471 citations

10.3389/fendo.2019.00938

Pregnancy Exercise and Nutrition With Smartphone Application Support

Maria A. Kennelly, Kate Ainscough, Karen L. Lindsay, Elizabeth O’Sullivan, Eileen R. Gibney et al. (12 authors)

Obstetrics and Gynecology2018-04-08118 citations

10.1097/aog.0000000000002582

Interventions

1. Recruitment according to above criteria 2. Written and informed consent 3. Randomization will occur into the intervention and control groups. The in

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Singleton pregnancies with a live fetus 2. Smartphone 3. Women between the ages of 18 and 45 at 10-15 weeks gestation with an early pregnancy body mass index (BMI) = 25 kg/m2 4. Women with adequate understanding of the English language and an understanding of the study to enable them to give informed consent to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Multiple Pregnancy 2. Women 45 years of age 3. Those with pre gestational diabetes or early onset gestational diabetes mellitus or past history of gestational diabetes 4. Fetal anomaly 5. Previous stillbirth/perinatal death 6. Those whose English is inadequate or those who are unable to understand the study adequately to participate 7. Those with a medical disorder requiring medication

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
incidence of gestational diabetes according to the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) criteria at 29 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Gestational weight gain 2. Maternal Glycemic Index (GI) value 3. Maternal activity levels in the 3rd trimester	—

Countries

Ireland

Outcome results

None listed