- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00634530
Impact of a Nutritional Intervention Program for Weight Control During Pregnancy
This is a randomized clinical trial for evaluate the impact of a nutritional intervention in the weight control of pregnant women according to the nutritional status, and consequently, the reduction of pregnancy complications.
The sample of this study will be composed by 318 pregnant women in the pre-natal care unit of the Health Center in Viamão city / Rio Grande do Sul, including women between the 10th and 25th weeks of gestation, aged up to 35 years old. The eligible pregnant women will be invited by the fieldworks to participated in the trial after be informed about the overall aims of the study. These women willing to participate will be randomly allocated to either the intervention or control group. The intervention group received specific guidelines about feeding practices appropriate to each nutritional status.
Data on pregnant women will be collected through a questionnaire in both groups, and to assess the food intake, three 24-hour food recall will be applied in the interventional group and two recall in the control group, in initial and final gestational period. In all appointments pregnant women of the two groups will be weight and classified according to Body Mass Index of pre-gestational (BMI).
The dietary advices will be elaborated by the author of the project and nutrition graduation students of Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Rio Grande do Sul
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Viamão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Health center
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women between the 10th and 25th weeks of gestation
- To concern in the prenatal care group in basic health unit
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant with diseases that require specific treatment at the onset enrollment (HIV, diabetes, hypertension and anemia)
- Women 36 years or older.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Other: I, Intervention
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The specific dietary advices according to nutritional status.
Main advices: reduction of fat and sugar intake, increase of total energy, dairy intake of vegetables and fruits.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Adequated weight gain during pregnancy.
Time Frame: one year
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one year
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Prematurity, low birth weight and pregnancy complications.
Time Frame: one year
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one year
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Márcia R Vitolo, Doctor, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- vitolo4
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