The Effects of Peer-led Walking Intervention With mHealth Technology

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: mHealth Intervention
• Interventions: Behavioral: mhealth

• Registration Number: NCT05022680
• Lead Sponsor: Chin-Tsung Shen

Brief Summary

This study will apply the peer-led walking intervention with mHealth technology to maintain physical activity and promote prenatal health. Moreover, the participants of the trained peer mentors support women walking with mHealth technology, which has pregnant women using the APP to set goals, self-monitor, and self-manage, and it will continue to promote physical activity for overweight and obese pregnant women

Detailed Description

This study was to investigate the effectiveness of peer-led walking intervention with mHealth technology on physical activity, self-efficacy, weekly steps, exercise involvement and depression status. Participants of the trained peer mentors encourage women walking with mHealth technology, which has pregnant women using the APP to set goals, self-record, and self-monitor, and it will continue to promote physical activity for overweight and obese pregnant women.This study's results will be useful to healthcare providers who need to promote physical exercise and an active lifestyle for overweight and obese pregnant women.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-05-01
• Study First Submitted: 2021-07-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-08-21
• Study First Posted: 2021-08-26
• Primary Completion: 2022-08-01
• Study Completion: 2022-12-31
• Status Verified: 2023-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-07-15
• Last Update Posted: 2023-07-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

• women who had a pre-pregnancy body mass index of more than 25 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Participants were used app to record their diet and steps every day	mhealth	Experimental group was the mHealth with peer led to improved their physical activity during pregnancy. Participants received app to record and monitor their physical activity every days and using it until childbirth.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
physical activity	throughout childbirth, average of 20-30 weeks	physical activity (pregnancy physical activity questionnaire)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Nursing; 🇨🇳 New Taipei City, Taiwan