Clinical trials: Gestational Weight Gain
Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy, High Risk
Active Pregnancy Against COVID-19
Historically and traditionally, the recommendations related to physical exercise during pregnancy have been based more on moral or cultural issues than on scientific evidence.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy, High Risk, Pregnancy Induced Hypertension, Newborn Morbidity
- Trial name
- ACPREGCOV (NCT04563065)
- Testing
- Exercise program, Healthy lifestyle advise
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
Weight Gain
Regular Aquatic Activities and Pregnancy Outcomes
Aquatic activities is one of the most attractive physical exercise during pregnancy, especially during the third trimester.
- Trial name
- aquapreg (NCT02602106)
- Testing
- Aquatic activities intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
Obesity
Building Social Networks to Enhance Postpartum Weight Loss and Appropriate Infant Feeding Practices
The purpose of this study is to examine whether we can use social networks to spread health information and health behaviors that 1) support women in returning to their pre-pregnancy weight after delivery; and 2) promote healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT01081340
- Testing
- Social network building intervention, Home visit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Gestational Weight Gain, Obesity
A Weight Maintenance Program Promoting Fat Loss in Pregnancy in Women With Obesity
The aims of this randomized controlled trial are to determine the effects of a lifestyle program that supports weight maintenance and fat mass loss during pregnancy in women with obesity on changes in 1) maternal weight, fat…
- Trial name
- Healthy Mamas (NCT04731688)
- Testing
- Weight Maintenance Group
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity, Lifestyle, Healthy
Twelve-year Follow-up on the Treatment of Obese Pregnant Women (TOP) Study
The participant (both mother and child) in the initial TOP study will be invited to a follow-up study to evaluate the effect of life style intervention during pregnancy on both mother and their offspring 12 years after the…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Lifestyle, Healthy, Diet, Healthy, Follow-up
- Trial name
- TOP12 (NCT05446220)
- Testing
- Lifestyle intervention
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 497 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
Gestational Weight Gain, Diet, Healthy
Delivering HOPE (Helping Women Optimize Prenatal Equity)
The overarching research question is: "Does the provision of healthy food (Delivering HOPE) during pregnancy reduce the proportion of women who experience excessive gestational weight gain compared with enhanced standard of care…
- Conditions
- Gestational Weight Gain, Diet, Healthy, Gestational Hypertension, Gestational Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT06814509
- Testing
- Enhanced Standard of Care (ESoC), Delivering HOPE
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Gestational Diabetes, Obesity
Magnesium Supplementation in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy to Overweight and Obese Individuals
This is a prospective, randomized, placebo controlled study with three parallel arms examining the effects of magnesium supplementation in the second trimester of pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT01510665
- Testing
- Magnesium citrate, Dietary modification
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Lifestyle, Healthy, Pregnancy Related
A Nutrition and Exercise Lifestyle Intervention Program Participant Choice Approach
Interventions that target excessive gestational weight gain (EGWG) with nutrition and exercise behavior change struggle with low program adherence.
- Conditions
- Lifestyle, Healthy, Pregnancy Related, Adherence, Treatment, Nutrition, Healthy
- Trial name
- NELIP (NCT06187675)
- Testing
- Nutrition and Exercise Lifestyle Intervention Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
Pregnancy Related
Daily Step Count and Achieving Goal Gestational Weight Gain
The purpose of this voluntary research study is to determine an optimal step count that aids in achieving the recommended weight gain during pregnancy and to use this count in future studies.
- Trial name
- NCT04605406
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Gestational Weight Gain, Postpartum Weight Retention
eMOMS of Rochester
The project aims to develop, implement and evaluate electronically-mediated behavioral intervention programs for pregnant and postpartum women in order to prevent excessive weight gain during pregnancy and postpartum weight…
- Trial name
- eMOMS (NCT01331564)
- Testing
- electronic intervention during pregnancy and postpartum, electronic intervention during pregnancy, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,641 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Pregnancy
Pregnant Women With Physical Activity
Physical activity, defined as any movement of the body produced by the contraction of skeletal muscles in all phases of life, maintains and improves cardiorespiratory capacity, reduces the risk of obesity and associated…
- Trial name
- GineVeiw (NCT05001906)
- Testing
- Exercise group
- Where
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Banja Luka
Birth Weight, Small for Gestational Age at Delivery
Improving Birth Outcomes in Bangladesh
Maternal undernutrition is a global public health problem with far-reaching effects for both mothers and infants. Poor maternal nutrition negatively affects fetal growth and development.
- Conditions
- Birth Weight, Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Diet; Deficiency, Gestational Weight Gain
- Trial name
- NCT05855551
- Testing
- Base cash transfer, Behavior change communication (BCC), Food basket
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 4,620 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Gestational Weight Gain
The Effect of Smart-Phone Interventional Messages on Gestational Weight Gain
Methods: The study is a randomized controlled experimental study. Groups were determined by stratified randomization according to the BMI of the pregnant women.
- Trial name
- NCT05590832
- Testing
- Activity of Whatsapp messages
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ordu University
Obesity, Pregnancy
Starting Pediatric Obesity Prevention in Pregnancy
The purpose of this study is to examine whether we can use social networks to spread health information and health behaviors during pregnancy to prevent excessive gestational weight gain.
- Trial name
- NCT01279109
- Testing
- Social network building intervention, Home visit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Obesity
Teaching Appropriate Gestational Weight Gain
The study aims to improve obstetrical care by managing gestational weight gain (GWG) among high risk women in an effort to reduce maternal and fetal complications.
- Trial name
- TAGG (NCT02963428)
- Testing
- Enhanced Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 218 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Pregnancy Outcome, Gestational Weight Gain
The Effect of Individualized Exercise Guidance on Pregnancy Outcome
A single center, randomized controlled trial was conducted to investigate whether individualized exercise guidance was more effective in improving pregnancy outcomes in normal pregnant women.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Outcome, Gestational Weight Gain, Mediation, Macrosomia, Fetal
- Trial name
- NCT05760768
- Testing
- Individualized exercise guidance
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 326 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy
Examination of the Relationship Between Weight Gain During Pregnancy and Sfrp-5, Netrin-4 and Resistin Concentrations
Researchers thought that the molecules Sfrp-5, Resistin and Netrin-4, which will be examine, they may have a significant effect on weight gain during pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT06371781
- Testing
- Serum Netrin-4, Resistin and Sfrp-5 level measurement
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cumhuriyet University
Weight Gain
Investigating the Feasibility and Preliminary Effects of Yoga on Excessive Gestational Weight Gain
This study will test the feasibility (i.e., acceptability, demand) of a 12-week prenatal yoga intervention on excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) in pregnant women in the second trimester (enrolled at 12-24 weeks).
- Trial name
- NCT03893708
- Testing
- Prenatal yoga, Pregnancy education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Glycemic Load, Metabolism & Obesity in Pregnancy
The purpose of the study is to determine if a low glycemic load diet reduces the gain of body fat and insulin resistance during the last half of pregnancy in obese women.
- Trial name
- PANS (NCT01287299)
- Testing
- Low Glycemic Load diet, Low Fat Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Weight Loss, Postpartum Weight Retention
Weight Loss and Physical Fitness Following Pregnancy in Active Duty Women
Pregnancy and delivery are major stressors on the female body and contribute significantly to permanent weight gain and associated morbidity in women.
- Trial name
- PADaWL (NCT05518604)
- Testing
- Counseling with goal of modifying eating behaviors
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tripler Army Medical Center