Weight Gain
Conditions
Keywords
Excessive gestational weight gain
Brief summary
Study goal is to determine whether behavioral lifestyle intervention during pregnancy can reduce the number of women who exceed the Institute of Medicine recommendations for weight gain during pregnancy. It is hypothesized that the intervention will reduce the number of women who exceed weight gain guidelines relative to standard care. The investigators also expect the intervention to reduce the proportion of women exceeding weight gain guidelines in both normal weight and overweight groups.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALLifestyle
Behavioral lifestyle intervention targeting diet and physical activity to reduce excessive gestational weight gain
Sponsors
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
University of California, Berkeley
The Miriam Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* non-smoking, adults, * \< 16 weeks gestation
Exclusion criteria
* medical comorbidities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of women above the Institute of Medicine Guidelines for gestational weight gain | 40 weeks | Objective measures of weight collected by trained staff on calibrated scales at study entry and after delivery to classify women as above or below the Institute of Medicine Guidelines for gestational weight gain |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral measures | 40 weeks | The Block Food Frequency questionnaire and Paffenbarger physical activity questionnaire will be used to assess diet and exercise behavior. |
Outcome results
None listed