The MOTHER (Mobile Technologies to Help Enhancing Regular Physical Activity) Trial for Pregnant Women

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Physical Activity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Activity monitor; Behavioral: Mobile phone-based physical activity

• Registration Number: NCT01461707
• Lead Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco

Brief Summary

Obesity among women of childbearing age and excessive weight gain during pregnancy are prevalent and steadily increasing health care issues. Regular physical activity is recommended to maintain healthy weight gain for pregnant women, however, a majority of pregnant women are sedentary. The investigators proposed to conduct a pilot study to estimate the potential efficacy of a mobile phone based physical activity intervention in 30 physically inactive pregnant women.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2011-10-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-10-27
• Study First Posted: 2011-10-28
• Study Start: 2012-10
• Primary Completion: 2014-05
• Study Completion: 2014-06
• Results First Submitted: 2017-03-24
• Results First Submitted QC: 2017-03-24
• Results First Posted: 2017-05-05
• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-10-24
• Last Update Posted: 2017-11-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• pregnant, gestational week (10-20 weeks)
• pre-pregnancy BMI ≥ 18.5 kg•m2
• physically inactive at work and during leisure time
• intent to be physically active
• access to a home telephone or a mobile phone
• have a personal computer access
• ability to communicate (speak and read) in English.

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Exclusion Criteria

• known medical or obstetric complication that restricts physical activity
• history of eating disorders
• current participation in lifestyle modification programs
• history of bariatric surgery.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Activity monitor group	Activity monitor	Participants in the group will receive an activity monitor
Mobile app plus activity monitor group	Activity monitor	Participants in the group will receive the mobile phone-based physical activity program and an activity monitor
Mobile app plus activity monitor group	Mobile phone-based physical activity	Participants in the group will receive the mobile phone-based physical activity program and an activity monitor

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physical Activity Monitor Measured Steps	12 weeks	Change in weekly mean steps per day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
7-Day Physical Activity Recall	12 weeks	Change in mean energy expenditure

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of California, San Francisco; 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States