Preventing Excessive Weight Gain and Maternal and Infant Fat Accretion

University of Kansas Medical Center51 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to learn if consuming a high fiber diet will reduce gestational weight gain and maternal and infant fat accretion.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Gestational Weight Gain Maternal Fat Accretion Infant Fat Accretion

Interventions

High fiber dietBEHAVIORAL

A registered dietitian will delivered the lessons on consuming a high fiber diet to small groups to increased engage and material retention. These lessons will last 18 weeks.

Eligibility

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

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Pre-pregnancy BMI 18.5 - 45.0 kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: * Comsuming more than 20 g/day of fiber * No phone and internet access * Pre-gestational diabetes * Diagnosed with diabetes * Pre-eclampsia * Hypertension * Other metabolic abnormalities * Asthma * Heart disease * Smoking * Drug abuse * Recent antibiotic use * Pregnancies of multiples

Locations (1)

The University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Maternal Weight Changes

Assess weight change between groups

Time frame: Baseline through 2-mounths postpartum

Maternal Fat Accretion Changes

Assess fat accretion change between groups using the Selinger four-compartment model

Time frame: Baseline through 2-mounths postpartum

Identify Changes in Fiber Intake

Compare fiber intake between groups by using 24-hour dietary recalls

Time frame: Baseline through 2-months postpartum

Identify Changes in Dietary Quality

Compare dietary quality between groups using the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) scoring ranges from 0 to 100 (higher score means a better diet quality).

Time frame: Baseline through 2-months postpartum

Secondary Outcomes

Infant Fat Accrual

Identify differences in early infant fat accrual between group by completing body composition measurements including but not limited to Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and PeaPod

Time frame: Birth to 12-month old

Maternal Weight

Assess weight change

Time frame: 2-months through 12-months postpartum

Maternal Fat Accretion

Assess fat accretion change between groups using the Selinger four-compartment model

Time frame: 2-months through 12-months postpartum

Dietary Fiber Intake

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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