The Expecting Study

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Obese; Pregnancy

Treatments: Other: Exercise Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02125149

202954

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to determine how a mother's health and physical activity may influence her child's growth and development.

Enrollment: 284 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• BMI >30
• >18 years of age
• Singleton pregnancy
• Less than 12 weeks gestation
• Sedentary
• Conceived without assisted fertility treatments
• Cleared by physician to exercise

Exclusion criteria

• Women with pre-existing medical conditions as determined by the PI to affect the outcomes of interest
• Women who are using recreational drugs, tobacco, or alcohol during pregnancy
• Women with contraindications to exercise during pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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284 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Standard of care

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Exercise intervention from 12 week gestation until delivery

Treatment:

Other: Exercise Intervention