Effectiveness of a Mobile Health Program in Pregnant Women

National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: E-learning; Literacy; Gestational Age and Weight Conditions; Eating Behaviors; Pregnancy

Treatments: Other: E-learning

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06917703

CHGH113-IU02 (Registry Identifier)

(1154)114A-12

Details and patient eligibility

About

1. To evaluate the usability and user experience of the i-PregMom mobile application and digital dietary image recording among pregnant women.
2. To examine the effectiveness of digital mobile health interventions on blood glucose levels and gestational weight gain among pregnant women from 10-14 weeks to 24-28 weeks of gestation.

Full description

1. Sociodemographic variables: age, education level, marital status, occupation, and socioeconomic status.
2. Obstetric variables: gravidity, history of miscarriage, pregnancy complications, and mode of delivery.
3. Pre-pregnancy BMI.
4. Dietary habits, perceived healthy eating behaviors, and dietary patterns.
5. Psychological distress and depressive symptoms.
6. Gestational blood glucose levels and GWG

Enrollment: 160 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Primiparous women aged ≥18 years.

Singleton pregnancy.

Pregnant women between 10 and 14 weeks of gestation, with gestational age calculated based on the first day of the last menstrual period.

Able to listen, speak, read, and write in Chinese.

Willing to provide prenatal weight and blood glucose data.

Possess a mobile communication device (such as a smartphone or social media account) and be able to receive emails.

Exclusion criteria

• Engaged in weight loss activities prior to pregnancy.

Diagnosed with chronic illnesses that may affect weight changes (e.g., psychiatric disorders, thyroid diseases).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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160 participants in 2 patient groups

Mobile Health Program

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention group will receive face-to-face nutrition education (15-30 min/session) based on the Health Promotion Administration's pregnancy dietary guidelines and access to the i-PregMom mobile application for continuous dietary management.

Treatment:

Other: E-learning

rountine care

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will receive only face-to-face nutrition education (15-30 min/session) based on standard pregnancy dietary guidelines.