Practical Approaches to Exercise in Moms
- Conditions
- Body Weight
- Interventions
- Device: Fitbit activity trackerDevice: Ankle weights
- Registration Number
- NCT02516865
- Lead Sponsor
- Maxine Mendelson
- Brief Summary
This project aims to test the feasibility of a practical physical activity intervention for postpartum women, incorporating the use of body weights worn during typical daily activities.
- Detailed Description
We are piloting a 3-arm, unblinded, randomized controlled trial in postpartum women; with 10 participants in each study group. Women will be recruited at 2-6 months postpartum, with the intervention lasting through 12 months postpartum. Data collection will include:1) Physical activity; 2) Maternal body composition; 3) Questionnaires to assess:motivation to adopt healthy behaviors, body attitudes, infant feeding practices; 4) Process evaluation to assess: likes and dislikes about the intervention program, suggestions for improving the intervention, reasons for leaving the study. The proposed study time period is 6 months for study recruitment, 18 months to carry out the study, and 6 months for data analysis (total 2 years).
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 30
- 2-6 months postpartum women
- Premature birth
- History of serious illness
- Medically incapable of low-intensity exercise
- Currently taking medications that cause weight loss
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- FACTORIAL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Group 2 Fitbit activity tracker - Group 1 Fitbit activity tracker - Group 2 Ankle weights -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in baseline body weight at 12-months postpartum. Baseline and 12 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Nationwide Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Columbus, Ohio, United States