Feasibility of Meal Delivery Postpartum

University of Alabama at Birmingham11 enrolled

Overview

This study is being done to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a meal delivery intervention among low-income postpartum women with obesity.

This is a single-group pilot study in which subjects will receive 10 home-delivered meals per week for 8 weeks.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Postpartum Weight Retention Obesity

Interventions

Meal DeliveryBEHAVIORAL

10 home-delivered meals per week provided by a local meal delivery company supplemented by remote weekly behavioral support with study staff.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Medicaid eligible and/or have a household income at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty line * 18 years of age or older * Initiated prenatal care at a University of Alabama at Birmingham prenatal clinic * Experienced a healthy singleton pregnancy * 5-45 weeks postpartum at enrollment * Body mass index \>= 30 at enrollment * Residing within the meal company's delivery radius * Willing to consent Exclusion Criteria: * Self-reported major health condition (such as renal disease, cancer, or Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes) * Current treatment for severe psychiatric disorder (such as schizophrenia) * Self-reported diagnosis of anorexia or bulimia * Current use of medication expected to significantly impact body weight * Current substance abuse * Participation in another dietary and/or weight management intervention postpartum * Unable to understand and communicate in English * Unwilling or unable to consume study meals

Locations (1)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Self-Reported Proportion of Received Study Meals Consumed

Proportion of received weekly study meals participants reported consuming each week collected via weekly electronic surveys in which participants will self-report the number of study meals a) they consumed, b) other household members consumed, or c) that were uneaten.

Time frame: Collected weekly from intervention start (6-45 weeks postpartum) to follow-up (14-53 weeks postpartum)

Secondary Outcomes

Study Participation Rate

Total number of eligible subjects who agreed to participate out of those who were screened.

Time frame: baseline (5-45 weeks postpartum)

Participant Retention

The number of enrolled participants who completed some or all follow-up assessment visit measurements.

Time frame: baseline (5-45 weeks postpartum), follow-up (14-53 weeks postpartum)

Change in Participant Satisfaction With Diet

To assess satisfaction with the study intervention, the 28-item Diet Satisfaction Questionnaire (DSAT-28) will be used in which participants respond to 28 statements using a 5-point Likert scale. Responses to all 28-items are averaged to produce a total diet satisfaction score (designed to reflect satisfaction as it relates to following a weight-management diet) ranging from 1-5. Subscale scores for Cost Factor (reflects financial cost of the diet) and Planning \& Preparation Factor (reflects amount of time and effort spent in planning and preparing) will also be calculated and range from 1-5. For the overall diet satisfaction score and subscale scores, higher scores represent greater satisfaction. Changes in overall diet satisfaction, as well as changes in subscale scores for Cost Factor and Planning \& Preparation Factor will be examined from baseline to follow-up.

Time frame: baseline (5-45 weeks postpartum), follow-up (14-53 weeks postpartum)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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