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The effect of education based on the extended parallel process model (EPPM) on eating behavior and increasing physical activity of overweight pregnant wome

Not Applicable
Conditions
Overweight.
Overweight
E66.3
Registration Number
IRCT20211207053310N1
Lead Sponsor
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

Being Iranian and living in Tehran
Being in the age range of 20-40 years
Possessing basic literacy for reading and writing
Being at the gestational age of 18-20 weeks
Having a body mass index of 25- 29/9 at the beginning of pregnancy
Having a singleton pregnancy
Low-risk pregnancies, including, lack of medical and midwifery restrictions for moderate physical activity, lack of known systemic physical or mental illness, and not using special diet and medication

Exclusion Criteria

Consumption of any chemical or herbal medicine( except for the recommended nutritional supplements during pregnancy )which interferes with normal weight gain during pregnancy
The unwillingness of the mother to continue participating in the study or her simultaneous participation in another research with similar educational interventions
The occurrence of any medical or obstetric disorder or disease that requires the intervention and special care for the mother that interferes with the interventions of the present study.
Delivery before 37 weeks of pregnancy (in this case, it is reported as adverse perinatal complications)

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Eating Behavior Pattern. Timepoint: (20-18 weeks, 30-26 weeks, 38-37 weeks). Method of measurement: Eating Behavior Pattern Questionnaire (EBPQ).;Physical activity during pregnancy. Timepoint: (20-18 weeks, 30-26 weeks, 38-37 weeks). Method of measurement: Pregnancy physical activity questionnaire (PPAQ).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Perinatal Outcomes. Timepoint: The first visit after childbirth. Method of measurement: Perinatal Outcome Checklist.
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