Knowledge translation to reduce low birthweight infants in low BMI Japanese pregnant women using a comic book: a randomized control trial

Knowledge translation to reduce low birthweight infants in low BMI Japanese pregnant women using a comic book: a randomized control trial - Knowledge translation to reduce low birthweight infants in low BMI Japanese pregnant women using a comic book: a randomized control trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000034762

Enrollment

800

Registered

2018-12-01

Start date

2022-01-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Low BMI pregnant women

Interventions

Women in the intervention group will receive the manga booklet providing information about maternal feud choices which effectively benefit to refuse growth during the visit at the maternal facility in

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The eligibility criteria included no chronic diseases, no eating disorder, singleton pregnancy, and until 12 weeks pregnancy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria were obstetric or medical complications of pregnancy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
LBW rate, mean birthweight, behavior change (BDHQ)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Small-for-Gestational Age (SGA), Preterm birth (PTB), Gestational weight gain (GWG)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHitomi Hitomi

St. Luke's International University Global Health Nursing

18mn303@slcn.ac.jp81-3-5550-4101

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026