The MOTHER (Mobile Technologies to Help Enhancing Regular Physical Activity) Trial for Pregnant Women

University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Activity

Treatments: Behavioral: Activity monitor; Behavioral: Mobile phone-based physical activity

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01461707

3R01HL104147-02S1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

11-06992

Details and patient eligibility

About

Obesity among women of childbearing age and excessive weight gain during pregnancy are prevalent and steadily increasing health care issues. Regular physical activity is recommended to maintain healthy weight gain for pregnant women, however, a majority of pregnant women are sedentary. The investigators proposed to conduct a pilot study to estimate the potential efficacy of a mobile phone based physical activity intervention in 30 physically inactive pregnant women.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• pregnant, gestational week (10-20 weeks)
• pre-pregnancy BMI ≥ 18.5 kg•m2
• physically inactive at work and during leisure time
• intent to be physically active
• access to a home telephone or a mobile phone
• have a personal computer access
• ability to communicate (speak and read) in English.

Exclusion criteria

• known medical or obstetric complication that restricts physical activity
• history of eating disorders
• current participation in lifestyle modification programs
• history of bariatric surgery.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Mobile app plus activity monitor group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in the group will receive the mobile phone-based physical activity program and an activity monitor

Treatment:

Behavioral: Activity monitor

Behavioral: Mobile phone-based physical activity

Activity monitor group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in the group will receive an activity monitor

Treatment:

Behavioral: Activity monitor