Get Active and Eat Right: Moms at Work

NCT ID: NCT01668316

Last Updated: 2019-05-03

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 34 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2012-07-31
• Study Completion Date: 2015-12-21

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a worksite diet and exercise program on weight loss in postpartum women.

Detailed Description

This project is a research study investigating the effects of a worksite diet and exercise intervention on weight loss in overweight postpartum women. Weight loss programs have been shown to be effective in reducing postpartum weight retention. However, high attrition rates in these studies suggest that the added responsibility of a new infant at home and returning to work may limit a woman's ability to follow a diet plan and exercise regularly. We hope that by offering a weight loss program at the workplace, we can increase participant retention and maximize weight loss in this population. Our primary aim is to promote weight loss while preserving lean body mass during the 12 week intervention. Secondary aims include increasing cardiovascular fitness from baseline and improving cardiovascular biomarkers, including total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, insulin, and markers of inflammation and metabolism.

Conditions

Overweight; Obesity

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Weight loss

12 week weight loss program with biweekly meetings with a Registered Dietitian. Participants will be given a nutrition prescription and asked to record dietary intake online. Participants will be given a pedometer and record daily physical activity.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Weight loss

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

1. Participants will be prescribed a reduced calorie diet and asked to track their diet three days per week using the online USDA MyPlate SuperTracker. This record will be accessed by the RD in order to provide diet recommendations sent by email.

2. Participants will be given an exercise prescription, and encouraged to walk briskly with a provided pedometer or exercise at the campus Recreation Center every day. Participants will be asked to record the number of steps and other physical activity in a log book.

3. Participants will meet with the research staff every other week to measure weight, waist and hip circumference, and record the steps from the pedometer.

4. Participants will be encouraged to breastfeed their baby and provided with resources for pumping breast milk at work.

Control

Participants asked to not change dietary and physical activity habits.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Weight loss

1. Participants will be prescribed a reduced calorie diet and asked to track their diet three days per week using the online USDA MyPlate SuperTracker. This record will be accessed by the RD in order to provide diet recommendations sent by email.

2. Participants will be given an exercise prescription, and encouraged to walk briskly with a provided pedometer or exercise at the campus Recreation Center every day. Participants will be asked to record the number of steps and other physical activity in a log book.

3. Participants will meet with the research staff every other week to measure weight, waist and hip circumference, and record the steps from the pedometer.

4. Participants will be encouraged to breastfeed their baby and provided with resources for pumping breast milk at work.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years and older, 10 to 14 weeks postpartum, University faculty, staff, and students, BMI 25-35 or at least 4.5 kilograms heavier than prepregnancy weight, English speaking

Exclusion Criteria

• Smoking, chronic disease, BMI >35

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of North Carolina, Greensboro

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Cheryl A Lovelady, PhD RD

Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Cheryl Lovelady, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Locations

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

GEM-12-0059

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id