The Expecting Study

NCT ID: NCT02125149

Last Updated: 2025-02-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

284 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-09-02

Study Completion Date

2026-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to determine how a mother's health and physical activity may influence her child's growth and development.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pregnancy Obese

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Control

Standard of care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Intervention

Exercise intervention from 12 week gestation until delivery

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Exercise Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* BMI \>30
* \>18 years of age
* Singleton pregnancy
* Less than 12 weeks gestation
* Sedentary
* Conceived without assisted fertility treatments
* Cleared by physician to exercise

Exclusion Criteria

* Women with pre-existing medical conditions as determined by the PI to affect the outcomes of interest
* Women who are using recreational drugs, tobacco, or alcohol during pregnancy
* Women with contraindications to exercise during pregnancy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Aline Andres, Ph.D

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UAMS

Locations

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Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Saben JL, Sims CR, Piccolo BD, Andres A. Maternal adiposity alters the human milk metabolome: associations between nonglucose monosaccharides and infant adiposity. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Nov 11;112(5):1228-1239. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa216.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32844207 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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202954

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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