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NCT Number: NCT04330976

Preventing Excessive Gestational Weight Gain Via Short Mobile Messages in WIC

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Gestational Weight Gain Body Weight Body Weight Changes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Weight Gain

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Nutrition and Physical Activity Intervention

Behavioral

Messages sent on nutrition and physical activity in pregnancy

Control

Behavioral

Messages sent on general health during pregnancy

Primary outcomes

  1. Change between pre-pregnancy weight and last weight taken before delivery

    Time frame: From date of randomization until delivery of child (e.g. up to 25 weeks)

    Total weight gained during pregnancy

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Hawaii

Other

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2019
First posted
Apr 2, 2020
Registry last updated
Apr 2, 2020

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