Preventing Excessive Gestational Weight Gain Via Short Mobile Messages in WIC

Preventing Excessive Gestational Weight Gain Via Short Mobile Messages in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04330976

Enrollment

Registered

2020-04-02

Start date

2017-10-30

Completion date

2019-06-02

Last updated

2020-04-02

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Conditions

Gestational Weight Gain

Brief summary

The objective of this trial was to investigate the effect of educational short message service (SMS), or text messages, on gestational weight gain (GWG) in a low-income population.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALNutrition and physical activity intervention

Messages sent on nutrition and physical activity in pregnancy

BEHAVIORALControl

Messages sent on general health during pregnancy

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Caregiver)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 15-20 weeks gestational age and 18 years of age or older at time of recruitment * body mass index (BMI) of 25-45 kg/m2 in the first trimester * possession of a cellular phone with the ability to receive text messages without a charge

Exclusion criteria

* conditions requiring a special diet * multiparous pregnancies * unable to consent to participate * unwilling to be randomized

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change between pre-pregnancy weight and last weight taken before delivery	From date of randomization until delivery of child (e.g. up to 25 weeks)	Total weight gained during pregnancy

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026