Family Welfare Pilot Intervention Study (HYPE)

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: Mobile application; Behavioral: Intensified dietary counseling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01813903

THL10433

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 59 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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59 participants in 3 patient groups

Nutrition

Experimental group

Description:

Intensified dietary counseling and use of web application.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Intensified dietary counseling

Flexible mind

Experimental group

Description:

Use of mobile applications.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mobile application

Normal maternity clinic visits

No Intervention group

Description:

In control maternity clinics, nurses continue their usual counseling.