The aim of this trial is to investigate the effectiveness of a mobile health (mhealth) intervention to help overweight and obese women achieve appropriate gestational weight gain (GWG) for their pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI). The goal of the intervention is to help women achieve GWG within the range recommended by the Institute of Medicine. The investigators propose an adaptive intervention that begins with an effective, yet low resource-intensive treatment and then provides incremental support and resources only to patients who need them. The intervention includes: 1) an mHealth tool allowing data to be automatically transmitted to a mobile website; 2) personalized text messages; and 3) personalized 1:1 telephone coaching sessions. The latter more intensive components are reserved for patients whose GWG is not within the IOM guidelines. The lifestyle intervention will be delivered through 1 telephone counseling session with a study dietician trained in motivational interviewing techniques, as well as through technology-based tools, automated text messages and weekly e-mails of core lifestyle intervention sessions. Personalized text messages and 1:1 telephone coaching sessions will be given to those who are not meeting the GWG guidelines. The lifestyle intervention will be compared to usual medical care. Maternal outcomes will be assessed shortly before delivery and at 6 weeks postpartum. Infant birthweight and weight at one year will also be assessed.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
1,335
Behavioral lifestyle intervention
Kaiser Permanente Oakland
Oakland, California, United States
Kaiser Permanente Redwood City
Redwood City, California, United States
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara
Santa Clara, California, United States
Total Gestational Weight Gain (GWG)
Calculated as last measured pregnancy weight at the time of delivery minus measured weight at 10 gestational weeks
Time frame: From 10 gestational weeks until time of delivery (duration of up to 9 months)
Rate of Total GWG
Calculated as total gestational weight gain / (# of weeks between 10 gestational weeks and the time of delivery)
Time frame: From 10 gestational weeks until time of delivery (duration of up to 9 months)
Proportion of Women Meeting the Institute of Medicine's GWG Recommendation
Proportion of women meeting the IOM's GWG recommendation for weekly rate of GWG
Time frame: From 10 gestational weeks until time of delivery (duration of up to 9 months)
Trimester-specific Weekly Rate of GWG
Time frame: 0 - 13 gestational weeks; 14 - 26 gestational weeks; 27 - 40 gestational weeks
GWG Trajectory Throughout Pregnancy
Time frame: From 10 gestational weeks until time of delivery (duration of up to 9 months)
Change in Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (in MET Hrs/Week) as Assessed by the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ)
We will assess change in moderate to vigorous physical activity between study assessments in pregnancy. The sports and exercise domain encompasses 10 PPAQ activities of moderate intensity (ranging 3.2 MET to 6 MET) and 2 PPAQ activities of vigorous intensity (6.5 MET and 7 MET). The volumes of all activities in the sports and exercise domain will be summed to arrive at an estimate of overall volume of moderate to vigorous intensity sports and exercise activity, expressed in MET hours per week. Higher levels of activity are generally associated with better outcomes. The distributions of all physical activity variables will be assessed for outliers.
Time frame: Between 12 weeks and 33 weeks of pregnancy
Overall Diet Quality According to the Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015)
The HEI-2015 reflects adherence to the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans; it is comprised of 13 components as well as an overall score. The scoring system ranges from 0 to 100, where higher values indicate a better diet quality.
Time frame: Assessed at 12 weeks of pregnancy
Postpartum Weight Retention
Time frame: Assessed at 6 weeks postpartum
The Proportion of Infants With Appropriate Birthweight (>10th and <90th Percentile of Sex-, Gestational Age-, and Racial/Ethnic-specific Distribution)
Time frame: Assessed at birth
Infant Growth (BMI Z-score)
Time frame: From birth to 12 months of age
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