Healthy Mothers on the Move

University of Michigan276 enrolled

Overview

Healthy Mothers on the Move (Healthy MOMs), was a prospective randomized controlled trial that aimed to demonstrate the effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle intervention to reduce risk factors for obesity and type 2 diabetes. This behavioral intervention was tailored to the needs of pregnant and postpartum Latino women. This study was conducted between 2004 and 2006 in southwest Detroit.

Specific Aims 1. Intervention group participants will have improved levels of protective behaviors (improved daily dietary composition and increased level of physical activity) that reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes compared to control group. 2. Intervention group participants will have improved their status on clinical measures of risk for type 2 diabetes (anthropometric and metabolic status) compared to the control group. 3. To assess whether theory-based variables, including changes in attitudes, behavioral and control beliefs, perceived social support and behavioral intention change from baseline, and whether these changes influence behavioral outcomes. 4. To identify aspects of project planning and implementation that contributed to achievement of behavioral and clinical outcomes. Measures include recruitment, retention and intervention participation rates, barriers and facilitators of participation; and community involvement in, and satisfaction with, intervention components and project activities; and fidelity of intervention components.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

276

Conditions

Pregnancy Postpartum Period

Interventions

Healthy MOMs Healthy Lifestyle InterventionBEHAVIORAL

These women received the culturally tailored Healthy MOMs Healthy Lifestyle Intervention, which included social support from Women's Health Advocates (community health workers) and peers, and the Healthy MOMs curriculum. This intervention curriculum covered topics related to healthy eating, physical activity, and stress management during pregnancy and postpartum. General information about pregnancy and the postpartum period were also provided. This intervention was delivered during 10 group meetings and 4 home visits.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * A resident of Southwest Detroit * Less than 20 weeks gestational at the eligibility screening Exclusion Criteria: women with: * Type 1 or type 2 diabetes * Incompetent cervix/cerclage * Active thyroid * Multiple gestation * Cardiac, vascular or pulmonary disease * Drug or alcohol addiction * Serious physical or mental illness or condition that would substantially interfere with participation in or completion of the entire intervention

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Diet

Physical Activity

Secondary Outcomes

Weight (gain during pregnancy, postpartum retention)

Metabolic (e.g., glucose)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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