Impact of GWG Tool on Patient Knowledge

MetroHealth Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Weight Gain; Pregnancy Related

Treatments: Behavioral: Gestational Weight Gain Card

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03455712

IRB16-00295

Details and patient eligibility

About

Women with singleton pregnancies at one outpatient clinic to be recruited for controlled clinical trial. Over eight weeks, women 15 0/7--22 6/7 weeks' with at least one prior prenatal visit to be enrolled in the control group. Women 6 0/7--14 6/7 weeks' to be enrolled in the intervention group at their first prenatal visit and to receive a pregnancy-specific gestational weight gain card. Women to be encouraged to record their weight at each prenatal care visit. All women to complete a GWG knowledge--based questionnaire at 15 0/7-22 6/7 weeks'.

Enrollment: 140 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Singleton gestation
• Primary prenatal care at MetroHealth Medical Center
• Planning to deliver at MetroHealth Medical Center

Exclusion criteria

• Any inclusion criteria not met
• Prior diagnosis of eating disorder
• Inadequate knowledge of English language

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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140 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects to receive the Gestational Weight Gain Card at enrollment in addition to standard prenatal care.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Gestational Weight Gain Card

Standard-of-Care

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention to be delivered. Subjects to receive standard prenatal care.