Baby Steps - Walking Away from Gestational Diabetes

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Specialty: Reproductive health and childbirth, Primary sub-specialty: Maternal/ Fetal medicine; UKCRC code/ Disease: Reproductive Health and Childbirth/ Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Health during pregnancy

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17299860
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Leicester

Brief Summary

2018 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30541621 protocol 2021 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34348719/ Participants' experiences of using the app (added 31/10/2022) 2023 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37062022/ results (added 31/05/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-04-05
• Study Completion: 2018-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 11 September 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 293

Inclusion Criteria

1. A diagnosis of gestational diabetes in most recent pregnancy
2. Up to 36 months postnatal
3. Willing and able to attend the education sessions and clinic
4. Willing and able to give informed consent
5. Able to speak and read English to a sufficient level to understand the study and education programme
6. Telephone access
7. Aged 18 years and older

Exclusion Criteria

1. Currently has gestational diabetes
2. Currently pregnant at present
3. Type 1 or type 2 diabetes
4. Cancer (not in remission)
5. Severe diagnosed mental illness (e.g. Schizophrenia, bipolar)
6. Previous surgical or medical intervention to treat obesity
7. No access to internet
8. Does not have capacity to give informed consent
9. Participants who are currently participating or who have participated in another clinical intervention study in the previous 12 weeks
10. Unable to speak and read English to a sufficient level to understand the study and education programme

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physical activity is measured using an accelerometer, worn for 8 days at baseline, 6 months and 12 months.