Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
Obesity, Pregnancy, Intervention, Diet, Physical activity
Brief summary
Purpose: To evaluate if lifestyle intervention (diet and exercise) can reduce maternal weight gain, the incidence of pregnancy complications and minimize the number of macrosomic infants.
Detailed description
Obese pregnant women with a BMI\>30 are randomized to Diet + Exercise, Exercise or control (1:1:1) in order to reduce maternal weight gain to less than 5 kg during pregnancy. The effect on the children of mothers in this study is evaluated in the study: Is it possible to reduce the Number of Macrosomic Infants With Abundant Fat Tissue by Lifestyle Intervention during Pregnancy (NCT01235676)
Interventions
BEHAVIORALDiet + Exercise
Diet: Intensive counselling about calorie restriction to reduce weight gain by dietician. Exercise: Individual counselling
Sponsors
Hvidovre University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age \>18 years * BMI \> 30 * Singleton pregnancy * Must speak and understand Danish
Exclusion criteria
* Alcohol or drug abuse * Diabetes type I or other critical medical disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maternal weight gain | At delivery, avarage 27 weeks after inclusion. For the last participant this will be aproximately April 2012 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pregnancy complications | At delivery, avarage 27 weeks after inclusion. For the last participant this will be aproximately April 2012 |
| Glucose tolerance in pregnancy | At delivery, avarage 27 weeks after inclusion. For the last participant this will be aproximately April 2012 |
| Birth weight | At delivery, avarage 27 weeks after inclusion. For the last participant this will be aproximately April 2012 |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed