Tissue Composition of Newborn Infants of Obese and Lean Mothers

March 18, 2013 updated by: Ole Pryds, Hvidovre University Hospital

Is it Possible to Reduce the Number of Macrosomic Infants With Abundant Fat Tissue by Lifestyle Intervention During Pregnancy ?

0-hypothesis: the tissue composition of newborn infants is not modified by lifestyle intervention during pregnancy

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

Obese pregnant women (BMI > 30) are randomized to exercise, diet or control (1:1:1) in order to reduce weight gain during pregnancy. Shortly after birth, tissue composition will be measured (DEXA)in 200 infants (65 from each group). The amount of fat tissue is subsequently analyzed between the groups and compared to results from another 65 infants of lean mothers

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

270

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Hvidovre, Denmark, 2650
        • Hvidovre University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 3 days (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Healthy term neonates Informed and written consent from both parents -

Exclusion Criteria:

Sick or preterm infants No consent

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Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Diet
Calorie restriction to reduce weight gain
calorie restriction to reduce weight gain
Experimental: Exercise
Exercise to reduce weight gain
Exercise to reduce weight gain

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
amount of fat tissue
Time Frame: at birth
at birth

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
birth weight
Time Frame: at birth
at birth

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 4, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 4, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

November 5, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 20, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 18, 2013

Last Verified

March 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DEXA-2650

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