Construct and Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Theory-based mHealth for Overweight and Obese Women During Pregnancy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Gestational Weight Gain; Physical Activity
• Interventions: Other: experimental group

• Registration Number: NCT04553718
• Lead Sponsor: Mackay Medical College

Brief Summary

This study was to construct and develop an application (APP) based on social-cognitive theory for overweight and obese women during pregnancy.

Detailed Description

Our program used and evaluated the mHealth program, which has pregnant women using APP and wearable devices to help prevent excessive gestational weight gain, and it continued to promote physical activity for overweight and obese pregnant women.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-08-01
• Study Completion: 2019-10-31
• Study First Submitted: 2020-09-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-09-11
• Study First Posted: 2020-09-17
• Status Verified: 2023-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-09-09
• Last Update Posted: 2023-09-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 82

Inclusion Criteria

pregnant women--who have had, for 8-12 weeks, a pre-pregnancy body mass index of more than 25 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

high risk pregnancy, such as pre-clampsia, pregnancy induced hypertension, preterm contraction

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
experiemental group	experimental group	Experimental group was the mHealth app to improved their gestational weight gain and physical activity during pregnancy.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Manage gestational weight gain	4-6 week	control excessive gestational weight gain

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Increase physical activity level	4-6 week	increase the scores of pregnancy of physical activity questionnaire

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Nursing; 🇨🇳 New Taipei City, Taiwan