Development of a Pregnancy Weight Management Service Model

September 6, 2026 updated by: Chin-Tsung Shen, Mackay Medical College

Development and Construction of a Service Model for a Pregnancy Weight Management Application

To develop a pregnancy weight management application and service model for pregnant women, and to evaluate its feasibility and effects on gestational weight management and health behaviors during pregnancy.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study will develop and evaluate a pregnancy weight management application and service model for pregnant women. Pregnant women will receive an app-based weight management intervention and related professional health services. The feasibility, user experience, and effects of the service model on gestational weight management and health behaviors will be evaluated.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

10

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 Contact

Study Locations

  • Taiwan
      • Taipei, Taiwan, 104
        • Recruiting
        • Mackay Memorial Hospital
        • Contact:

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women older than 20 years.
  • Pregnant women with pregnancy confirmed by an obstetrician.
  • Singleton pregnancy.
  • Planning to deliver at the participating hospital.
  • Able to communicate in Mandarin Chinese or Taiwanese.
  • Have access to a smartphone, computer, or tablet.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No access to a smartphone, computer, or tablet.

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: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Pregnancy Weight Management Counseling
Participants will receive in-person pregnancy weight management counseling provided by healthcare professionals. Individualized counseling will be provided according to participants' needs to support weight management during pregnancy.
Behavioral: Pregnancy Weight Management Counseling
Participants will receive in-person pregnancy weight management counseling provided by healthcare professionals. The counseling will provide individualized guidance on pregnancy weight management and related health behaviors according to participants' needs.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in body weight
Time Frame: Baseline and after 8-12 weeks of intervention
Body weight will be measured in kilograms before and after the pregnancy weight management intervention.
Baseline and after 8-12 weeks of intervention
Change in technology acceptance
Time Frame: Baseline and after 8-12 weeks of intervention
Technology acceptance will be assessed using the 23-item Technology Acceptance Model questionnaire. Each item is rated from 0 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree). Higher scores indicate greater acceptance of the pregnancy weight management application.
Baseline and after 8-12 weeks of intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in exercise self-efficacy
Time Frame: Baseline and after 8-12 weeks of intervention
Exercise self-efficacy will be assessed using the exercise-related items of the Diet and Exercise Daily Life Self-Efficacy Scale. Each item is rated from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating greater exercise self-efficacy.
Baseline and after 8-12 weeks of intervention
Change in dietary self-efficacy
Time Frame: Baseline and after 8-12 weeks of intervention
Dietary self-efficacy will be assessed using the dietary-related items of the Diet and Exercise Daily Life Self-Efficacy Scale. Each item is rated from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating greater dietary self-efficacy.
Baseline and after 8-12 weeks of intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Mackay Medical College

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ching Fang Lee, PhD, Mackay Medical College

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)

December 1, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 13, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 6, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

September 11, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 11, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 6, 2026

Last Verified

September 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NSTC 114-2637-H-715-002 (Other Grant/Funding Number: National Science and Technology Council)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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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