Trial reportBMC public health2014
Healthy eating and lifestyle in pregnancy (HELP): a protocol for a cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a weight management intervention in pregnancy.
Trial report in BMC public health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Diet or exercise, or both, for preventing excessive weight gain in pregnancy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Healthy eating and lifestyle in pregnancy (HELP): a cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a weight management intervention for pregnant women with obesity on weight at 12 months postpartum.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2021Trial
- The HAPPY (Healthy and Active Parenting Programmme for early Years) feasibility randomised control trial: acceptability and feasibility of an intervention to reduce infant obesity.BMC public health · 2016Trial
- Effect of lifestyle interventions of pregnant women on their dietary habits, lifestyle behaviors, and weight gain: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2016Trial
- Challenges of a community based pragmatic, randomised controlled trial of weight loss maintenance.BMC research notes · 2015Trial
- Inability to control gestational weight gain: an interpretive content analysis of pregnant Chinese women.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Supporting women of childbearing age in the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity: a scoping review of randomized control trials of behavioral interventions.BMC women's health · 2020Article
- SLK Triple Therapy Improves Maternal and Fetal Status and Promotes Postpartum Pelvic Floor Function in Chinese Primiparous Women.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2019Article
- Overall gestational weight gain mediates the relationship between maternal and child obesity.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Protocol for a two-arm feasibility RCT to support postnatal maternal weight management and positive lifestyle behaviour in women from an ethnically diverse inner city population: the SWAN feasibility trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2019Article
- Behaviour change in overweight and obese pregnancy: a decision tree to support the development of antenatal lifestyle interventions.Public health nutrition · 2017Review
- "As soon as you've had the baby that's it…" a qualitative study of 24 postnatal women on their experience of maternal obesity care pathways.BMC public health · 2016Article
- Optimizing Weight for Maternal and Infant Health - Tenable, or Too Late?Expert review of endocrinology & metabolismArticle
- "Unraveling the Clot-Miscarriage Nexus: Mechanisms, Management, and Future Directions in Thrombosis-Related Recurrent Pregnancy Loss".Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/HemostasisReview
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Abstract
backgroundApproximately 1 in 5 pregnant women in the United Kingdom are obese. In addition to being associated generally with poor health, obesity is known to be a contributing factor to pregnancy and birth complications and the retention of gestational weight can lead to long term obesity.This paper describes the protocol for a cluster randomised trial to evaluate whether a weight management intervention for obese pregnant women is effective in reducing women's Body Mass Index at 12 months following birth. METHODS/
designThe study is a cluster randomised controlled trial involving 20 maternity units across England and Wales. The units will be randomised, 10 to the intervention group and 10 to the control group. 570 pregnant women aged 18 years or over, with a Body Mass Index of +/=30 (kg/m2) and between 12 and 20 weeks gestation will be recruited. Women allocated to the control group will receive usual care and two leaflets giving advice on diet and physical activity. In addition to their usual care and the leaflets, women allocated to the intervention group will be offered to attend a weekly 1.5 hour weight management group, which combines expertise from Slimming World with clinical advice and supervision from National Health Service midwives, until 6 weeks postpartum.Participants will be followed up at 36 weeks gestation and at 6 weeks, 6 months and 12 months postpartum. Body Mass Index at 12 months postpartum is the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes include pregnancy weight gain, quality of life, mental health, waist-hip ratio, child weight centile, admission to neonatal unit, diet, physical activity levels, pregnancy and birth complications, social support, self-regulation and self-efficacy. A cost effectiveness analysis and process evaluation will also be conducted. DISCUSSION: This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a theory-based intervention developed for obese pregnant women. If successful the intervention will equip women with the necessary knowledge and skills to enable them to make healthier choices for themselves and their unborn child.
trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials: ISRCTN25260464 Date of registration: 16th April 2010.
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