The Effects of mHealth Intervention on Health Empower of Overweight and Obese Women's Body Weight During Pregnancy

Mackay Medical College92 enrolled

Overview

evaluate the health empowerment program with mHealth to promote physical activity for overweight and obese pregnant women.

This two-phase study develops an mhealth application (app) based on social-cognitive theory (SCT) and evaluates its effectiveness for overweight and obese women, which can help to prevent excessive GWG by enhancing optimal weight and healthy behavior during pregnancy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women

Interventions

empowerment program with mHealthBEHAVIORAL

empowerment program with mHealth

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 40 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. pregnant women--who have had, 8-12 weeks 2. pre-pregnancy body mass index \> 25 kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: \-

Locations (1)

Department of Nursing

New Taipei City, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in body weight and gestational weight gain from pregnancy to 6 months postpartum

measure body weight and calculated according to the IOM guidelines to know their the total and weekly values of excess or achieve the IOM's guidelines.

Time frame: The data were collected before the intervention to childbirth: <16 week gestation, second trimester (24-26 weeks), third trimester (34-36 weeks), 6 months postpartum

Secondary Outcomes

Change in physical activity before intervention to childbirth

pregnancy physical activity questionnaire (PPAQ) was used to measure women's physical activity during pregnancy.

Time frame: The data were collected before the intervention to childbirth: <16 week gestation, second trimester (24-26 weeks), third trimester (34-36 weeks); The highest total scores was depend the participants' activities of METs.

self-efficacy related weight gain

self-efficacy in exercise and diet was used to measure

Time frame: The data were collected before the intervention to childbirth: <16 week gestation, second trimester (24-26 weeks), third trimester (34-36 weeks); The highest total scores was 125.

control infant birthweight

measure infant birthweight

Time frame: The data were collected at childbirth

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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