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Feasibility of a Lifestyle Intervention in pregnancy to optimize maternal weight development

Not Applicable
Conditions
O26.0
Excessive weight gain in pregnancy
Registration Number
DRKS00003801
Lead Sponsor
Else Kröner-Fresenius-Zentrum für ErnährungsmedizinLehrstuhl für Ernährungsmedizin
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
250
Inclusion Criteria

Gestational age < 18th week of gestation
- Age = 18 years
- BMI prior pregnancy = 18.5 kg/m2
- Sufficient German language skills
- Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

- Multiple pregnancy
- High-risk pregnancy, which prohibits study participation (contraindications to exercise)
- Chronic diseases (e. g. diabetes, hypertension)
- Psychiatric or psychosomatic diseases

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of pregnant women exceeding weight gain recommendation according to IOM guidelines [Institute of Medicine, 2009].<br>Gestational weight gain definition: last measured weight prior to delivery minus weight at booking [maternity card]<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
- Characterization of participants and non-participants (socioeconomic, ethnical, BMI, etc.), [questionnaire]<br>- Weight of the newborns, [birth record]<br>- Pregnancy complications (gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, hypertension, thromboembolism), [maternity card]<br>- Perinatal complications (induction of labor, caesarean or instrumental delivery, APGAR-Score, SGA, LGA etc.), [birth record]<br>- Postpartum weight retention (4 and 12 month postpartum), [phone call]<br>- Physical activity patterns, [International physical activity questionnaire]<br>- Nutritional intake over the course of the study , [7 day dietary record]<br>- Maternal biomarkers: Selected hormones and adipokines (e.g. insulin, adiponectin, leptin), [ELISA]<br>
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