Community Translation of the Expecting Study

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorArkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

About this trial

The Expecting intervention as delivered in prior studies in a clinical setting is described in a previous approved IRB submission (Protocol 202954). The current project will seek to engage community stakeholders to translate Expecting to a community-delivered intervention and to test its acceptability, feasibility, and fidelity in a proof of principle study with 60 expecting mothers.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

(a) Body Mass Index > 30,

(b) singleton pregnancy,

(c) between 11-15 weeks of pregnancy (at enrollment),

(d) Do not currently meet recommended guidelines of 150 min of activity per week

Disqualifiers

(a) contraindications for exercise (preeclampsia-eclampsia, premature rupture of the membranes, antepartum hemorrhage, placenta previa, multiple gestation and other defined conditions)

(b) illicit drug use.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Exercise in Pregnancy

    Behavioral

    Women in this group will participate in psychical activity 3 times per week in their community setting.

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Exercise in Pregnancy in CommunityExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Standard CareNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Feasibility of Intervention Measure:38 weeks

Attitudinal Implementation Outcome on a 1 to 5 scale

Time frame
38 weeks
2

Acceptability of Intervention Measure: 38 weeks

Attitudinal Implementation Outcome on a 1 to 5 scale

Time frame
38 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

Number of intervention sessions completed

Measured with attendance records

Time frame
15 weeks through 38 weeks
2

Number of minutes of physical activity

Measured with Actical

Time frame
Change from Baseline to Delivery and 6 Months Post Delivery
3

Body Mass Index

Collected from Medical Record, weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m\^2

Time frame
Change from Baseline to Delivery and 6 Months Post Delivery
4

Blood Pressure

Collected from Medical Record

Time frame
Change from Baseline to Delivery and 6 Months Post Delivery

Other outcomes

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