Post natal weight loss study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Public health; Women who are overweight after having given birth; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12209332
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Birmingham

Brief Summary

2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32873323/ results (added 04/09/2020) 2021 Funder report results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34382932/ results (added 13/08/2021) 2020 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32066605/ (added 27/09/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-01-10
• Study Completion: 2019-10-31
• Last Update Posted: 10 October 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18 years or more
2. Women who are at least 4 weeks postnatal and who have not yet attended the first child immunisation appointment
3. Planning to have their child immunised within the national immunisation programme
4. BMI 25 kg/m2 or more at the time of recruitment at the baseline home visit
5. Patient able and willing to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Current exclusion criteria as of 24/01/2019:
1. Mothers whose babies have died or have been removed from their care at birth
2. Women who indicate they are already actively involved in a weight loss programme or weight management trial to lose weight
3. Unwilling to give consent to notify their GP
4. Women who have been diagnosed with a serious mental health difficulty requiring hospitalisation in the past two years or been diagnosed with anorexia and/or bulimia in the past two years

Previous exclusion criteria:
1. Mothers whose babies have died or have been removed from their care at birth
2. Women who indicate they are already actively involved in a weight loss programme or weight management trial to lose weight
3. Unwilling to give consent to notify their GP
4. Women who are using illicit drugs, alcohol dependant, experiencing serious mental health difficulties (e.g. postnatal psychosis) or known history of eating disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified