IMPROVE- Improving Maternal and Progency Obesity Via Exercise: Antenatal exercise in overweight and obese women and its effects on offspring and maternal health

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Obesity prevention; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Fetal medicine and complications of pregnancy; Metabolic and Endocrine - Other metabolic disorders; Diet and Nutrition - Obesity

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000932864
• Lead Sponsor: iggins Institute, University of Auckland

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-09-03
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Pregnant women with a BMI => 25 and a single live fetus confirmed on early pregnancy dating ultrasonography (5-16 weeks of gestation)and a period of gestation < 20 weeks at recruitment

Exclusion Criteria

Smoking and substance abuse
Significant chronic disease
On long term medication known to affect fetal growth

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Birth weight will be measured on electronic scales within 24 hours of birth.[Within 24 hours of term delivery];Neonatal body composition by DEXA scanning[at 14 days after delivery]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Maternal weight gain based on weight taken at initial obsteric assessment at 20 weeks and compared to weight at 36 weeks gestation. This will be measured on electronic scales at the Liggins Institute.[Change in maternal body weight from 20 weeks (baseline) to 36 weeks of gestation (end of intervention)];Maternal body composition by DEXA scan[At 2 weeks post-partum];Maternal obstetric complications- gestational diabetes mellitus, pregnancy induced hypertension. Data from obstetric visits (which will be different obstetricians caring for these women) will be collated by the research team and analysed. Oral glucose tolerance tests will be performed as part of the study at 28 weeks and these results will be analysed seperately.[From baseline (20 weeks of gestation to time of delivery)]