Preventing Excessive Gestational Weight Gain Via Short Mobile Messages in WIC

NCT ID: NCT04330976

Last Updated: 2020-04-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

83 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-10-30

Study Completion Date

2019-06-02

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Gestational Weight Gain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Caregivers

Study Groups

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Nutrition and physical activity intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Nutrition and physical activity intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Messages sent on nutrition and physical activity in pregnancy

Control

Group Type OTHER

Control

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Messages sent on general health during pregnancy

Interventions

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Nutrition and physical activity intervention

Messages sent on nutrition and physical activity in pregnancy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control

Messages sent on general health during pregnancy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Hawaii

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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University of Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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5U54MD008149-09

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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