Family Welfare Pilot Intervention Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Mobile application; Behavioral: Intensified dietary counseling

• Registration Number: NCT01813903
• Lead Sponsor: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to test internet and mobile-based applications to support motivating lifestyle counseling to promote healthy eating habits of the mothers and their spouses expecting first child. The feasibility of the intervention will be evaluated in the pilot.

Detailed Description

Lifestyle habits during pregnancy have long-term effects of baby's as well as mother's health. Pregnancy period is a favorable time for lifestyle changes, as the parents usually have motivation and assets to change lifestyle. Maternity welfare clinic is the place to promote healthy lifestyles because most Finnish families expecting child visit there at regular intervals.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-03-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-03-14
• Study First Posted: 2013-03-19
• Study Start: 2013-04
• Primary Completion: 2015-03
• Study Completion: 2015-05
• Status Verified: 2015-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-06-05
• Last Update Posted: 2015-06-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 59

Inclusion Criteria

• All families expecting their child at their standard 8-10 pregnancy weeks welfare clinic visit

Exclusion Criteria

• Parents are under 18-year-old
• Parents do not speak Finnish
• Parents do not have internet access

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Flexible mind	Mobile application	Use of mobile applications.
Nutrition	Intensified dietary counseling	Intensified dietary counseling and use of web application.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Maternal post-natal depression	9 months	Measured with Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EDPS)
Food consumption of the parents	7 months	Measured with Food Frequency Questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Food and health related attitudes and aims of the parent's	9 months	Questions about food and health related attitudes and aims
Mental health of the parent's	9 months	Measured with Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF)
Psychological flexibility of the parent's	9 months	Measured with Acceptance \& Action Questionnaire (AAQ-2)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Maternal welfare clinics; 🇫🇮 Vantaa, Finland