The MOM TO BE Study

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute14 enrolled

Overview

This research study is about the effects of diet and exercise in women undergoing fertility treatment.

This study will randomize women who are undergoing fertility treatment and put them either in an intervention group or standard care. This study should help us learn if diet and exercise changes oocytes gene expression and follicular fluid content.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Infertility, Female

Interventions

Diet Intervention - Group 1OTHER

They will be provided with a Mediterranean diet plan.

Exercise Intervention - Group 1OTHER

They will be provided with an exercise plan to follow.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 21 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * BMI 25 - 45 kg/m2 * ≥ 21 years of age Exclusion Criteria: * Pre-existing conditions (e.g. sexual transmitted diseases) that will affect the outcomes of the study as determined by the principal investigator * Current use of recreational drugs, tobacco, or alcohol * Food allergies, intolerances or preferences which would interfere with compliance to the meal plan * Contraindications to exercise * Already meeting the physical activity guidelines (150 min moderate activity/week or 75 minutes of vigorous activity/week with resistance exercise on 2 or more days/week).

Locations (1)

Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Oocyte gene expression profile

Oocyte gene expression

Time frame: 8-12 weeks

Follicular fluid content

Time frame: 8-12 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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