Preventing Excessive Gestational Weight Gain Via Short Mobile Messages in WIC

March 31, 2020 updated by: University of Hawaii

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

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

83

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

  • United States
    • Hawaii
      • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96822
        • University of Hawaii

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

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

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

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
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
OTHER: Control
Behavioral: Control
Messages sent on general health during pregnancy
EXPERIMENTAL: Nutrition and physical activity intervention
Behavioral: Nutrition and physical activity intervention
Messages sent on nutrition and physical activity in pregnancy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
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
From date of randomization until delivery of child (e.g. up to 25 weeks)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Hawaii

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 (ACTUAL)

October 30, 2017

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

October 29, 2018

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

June 2, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 28, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 31, 2020

First Posted (ACTUAL)

April 2, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

April 2, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 31, 2020

Last Verified

March 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 5U54MD008149-09 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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