Weight Gain During Pregnancy - a Randomized Controlled Trial of Intervention to Prevent Excessive Gestational Weight Gain (VIGA)

Region Örebro County

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Weight Gain

Treatments: Behavioral: motivational intervention in pregnancy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00451425

Dnr 2007/031

Details and patient eligibility

About

Excessive weight gain during pregnancy is associated with complications during delivery primarily due to macrosomia (large babies) but also with high levels of weight retention post pregnancy and thereby increased risk of future weight related health problems. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention consisting of; recurrent Motivational Interviewing (MI), prescription of physical activity and extended information on recommended weight gain during pregnancy in regards to preventing excessive gestational weight gain.

Enrollment: 430 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• >18 years,
• Adequate language skills (swedish),
• BMI>19.9,
• Pregnancy estimated <16 weeks (LMP),
• Planned for basic pregnancy surveillance (healthy mother).

Exclusion criteria

• History of eating disorder,
• History of having a growth restricted child.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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430 participants in 1 patient group

control

No Intervention group

Description:

standard maternity care

Treatment:

Behavioral: motivational intervention in pregnancy