Healthier At-home Meals for Expectant Mothers (Her HOME)

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Pregnancy Related

Weight Gain, Maternal

Treatments

Behavioral: Meal Delivery

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05605340

R21HD107325 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

IRB-300009275

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is being done to test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a meal delivery intervention for managing gestational weight gain among pregnant women with overweight or obesity.

Enrollment

35 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age ≥ 18 years
Gestational age ≤ 15 weeks as assessed by ultrasound
Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m2
Singleton viable pregnancy
Receiving care and planning to deliver at UAB
Residing within the delivery radius of the meal delivery company
Wi-Fi or Bluetooth Internet connection in home (for digital Wi-Fi enabled study scale)

Exclusion criteria

Self-reported major health conditions (e.g., heart disease, cancer, renal disease, and Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes)
Current substance abuse
Current treatment for serious psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder)
Known fetal anomaly
Planned termination of pregnancy
Past history or current diagnosis of anorexia or bulimia
Current use of one or more of the following medications:
Metformin
Systemic steroids
Antipsychotic agents
Anti-seizure medications or mood stabilizers that would be expected to have a significant impact on body weight
Medications for ADHD including amphetamines and methylphenidate
Any teratogenic agent Class D
Participation in another dietary and/or weight management intervention during pregnancy
Unwilling or unable to consume prepared meals delivered weekly
Unable to understand and communicate in verbal and written English