Pregnancy Intervention Revolving Around Goal-focused Education (GIRAFE)

University of Kansas Medical Center25 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of study is to learn if consuming ≥30 grams or more of fiber per day can help pregnant women gain an appropriate amount of weight during their pregnancy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pregnancy

Interventions

Dietary Fiber InterventionBEHAVIORAL

Intervention included weekly group-based phone counseling with a Registered Dietitian (RD) to encourage consumption of a high fiber diet (≥30 g/day). All women reported their body weight weekly.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 45 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Women between 9 to 15 weeks pregnant * BMI between 22.0 - 40.0 kg/m2 and between the * Ages of 18-45 years * Able to be recruited from the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC). Exclusion Criteria: * No Internet access * Consuming more than 20 grams per day of fiber * And/or with the following medical conditions during pregnancy: * Pre-gestational diabetes * Diagnosed with diabetes * Pre-eclampsia * Hypertension * Other metabolic abnormalities * Asthma * Heart disease * Smoking * Drug abuse * Pregnancies of multiples

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Proportion of excessive gestational weight gain based on weight gain guidelines.

Time frame: 12-24 weeks gestation and during pregnancy

Secondary Outcomes

Total gestational weight gain

Measure gestational weight gain (kg) for those women in the intervention arm and control arm.

Time frame: 12-24 weeks gestation and during pregnancy

Total dietary fiber intake

≥30 g/day

Time frame: 12-24 weeks gestation and during pregnancy

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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