Prevention of unhealthy weight gain and psychosocial stress through a smartphone-based intervention in families during pregnancy and after birth (I-PREGNO self-guided)

Not Applicable

• Conditions: E65-E68; F53; Obesity and other hyperalimentation; Mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified

• Registration Number: DRKS00031067
• Lead Sponsor: PI ERA-Net HDHL-INTIMIC Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-01-16
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 278

Inclusion Criteria

Mothers must be within the first year postpartum

Exclusion Criteria

Symptoms of severe mental illness (bipolar disorder, psychosis, suicidal ideation, eating disorder, etc.) that hinder the ability to participate; Severe chronic illnesses; Insufficient knowledge of the German language (i.e. using the app and answering the questionnaire is not possible); Other reasons that prevent the correct use of the app and the completion of the questions

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body Mass Index <br>(BMI, weight/height²), pre-post and six-months follow-up surveys, questionnaire-based

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parental stress (PSI-SF); parental depression (EPDS); emotion regulation (DERS); self-efficacy experience (GSE), each at every assessment time points