Gestational Diabetes
Conditions
Brief summary
The proposed project sought to develop a culturally- and individually-tailored, plain-language Spanish/English mobile phone intervention for Latinas with prior gestational diabetes (GDM). The intervention is based on earlier in-person to online modification of the CDC-funded Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), for women with prior GDM led by co-investigator Dr. Ellen Seely of Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Detailed description
The specific aims of the study were as follows: Primary Aim 1: Develop a culturally-tailored mobile phone intervention for Latinas with prior GDM based on Brigham & Women's Hospital online DPP. Primary Aim 2: Conduct a pilot trial of the intervention. Primary Aim 3:Evaluate implementation feasibility.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMobile health app called Hola Bebe
For the pilot, all participants received a mobile app that contained 6 interactive audio/written modules in Spanish and English on the following topics: healthy eating; physical activity; portion control; eating healthy while eating out; eating out in Chinese, Italian, Mexican restaurants; and eating out in fast food restaurants. As noted above, the mobile app was customizable to include personalized activity reminders/notifications, and tailored action plans, along with videos for easy at-home exercises and user-friendly, easy-to-follow recipes.
Sponsors
Environment and Health Group, Inc.
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
19 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Latina women * ages 19-45 * with prior gestational diabetes by Carpenter and Coustan criteria * within the past 5 year validated by medical record review * own an Android or iOS smartphone.
Exclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of pre-pregnancy diabetes(type 1,2, or secondary diabetes) * underlying disease that might interfere with participation in study (e.g.,significant gastrointestinal conditions) * taking certain medications (e.g., glucocorticoids) * pregnancy/undergoing infertility treatment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sallis Self Efficacy for Healthy Eating Scale | eight weeks | 20 item survey that asks respondents to rate, on a 5-point scale, their confident motivating themselves to eat healthy on a regular basis for at least six months. |
| Sallis Self Efficacy for Physical Activity Scale | eight weeks | 12 item survey that asks respondents to rate, on a 5-point scale, their confidence at motivating themselves to exercise on a regular basis for at least six months. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Body weight | eight weeks | Body weight |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed