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NCT Number: NCT04553731

The Effects of mHealth Intervention on Health Empower of Overweight and Obese Women's Body Weight During Pregnancy

evaluate the health empowerment program with mHealth to promote physical activity for overweight and obese pregnant women.

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Key information

Conditions

Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women Body Weight Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

20 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of Nursing

New Taipei City, Taiwan

About this study

This two-phase study develops an mhealth application (app) based on social-cognitive theory (SCT) and evaluates its effectiveness for overweight and obese women, which can help to prevent excessive GWG by enhancing optimal weight and healthy behavior during pregnancy.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • pregnant women--who have had, 8-12 weeks
  • pre-pregnancy body mass index > 25 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

empowerment program with mHealth

Behavioral

empowerment program with mHealth

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in body weight and gestational weight gain from pregnancy to 6 months postpartum

    Time frame: The data were collected before the intervention to childbirth: <16 week gestation, second trimester (24-26 weeks), third trimester (34-36 weeks), 6 months postpartum

    measure body weight and calculated according to the IOM guidelines to know their the total and weekly values of excess or achieve the IOM's guidelines.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in physical activity before intervention to childbirth

    Time frame: The data were collected before the intervention to childbirth: <16 week gestation, second trimester (24-26 weeks), third trimester (34-36 weeks); The highest total scores was depend the participants' activities of METs.

    pregnancy physical activity questionnaire (PPAQ) was used to measure women's physical activity during pregnancy.

  2. self-efficacy related weight gain

    Time frame: The data were collected before the intervention to childbirth: <16 week gestation, second trimester (24-26 weeks), third trimester (34-36 weeks); The highest total scores was 125.

    self-efficacy in exercise and diet was used to measure

  3. control infant birthweight

    Time frame: The data were collected at childbirth

    measure infant birthweight

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mackay Medical College

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2021
First posted
Sep 17, 2020
Registry last updated
Jul 18, 2023

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