N/A Completed N=40 Randomized Single-blind Prevention

A Personalized Telehealth Intervention for Health and Weight Loss in Postpartum Women

Postpartum Weight Retention

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01751230 ↗

Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Mar 2019

Primary outcomePrimary: Body Weight Change — -0.1; 1.8 kg

Summary

The purpose of this study is to help women lose the weight they gained during their pregnancy using a SmartPhone app the investigators have developed called E-Moms. The investigators hypothesize that the moms given the app to use during the study will lose more weight than the moms who do not use the app.

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Body Weight Change	-0.1; 1.8	—

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Are a female who has delivered a baby within the last 2 months
Are 18 years of age or older
Have a body mass index ≥25 kg/m2 or <40 kg/m2
Are accepted for post-pregnancy WIC services
Are English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria

Are participating in the Nurse Family Partnership program
Had multiples in your most recent pregnancy
Are unwilling to be assigned at random to either of the 2 study groups
Are planning to move out of the study area within the next 6 months
Have a history of psychiatric conditions or chronic disease than can impact body weight, appetite, or energy intake such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia
Currently use antipsychotic medications or have used such medications in the previous 12 months
Have been diagnosis with type I diabetes
Report having a heart attack, stroke, or being hospitalized or treated for chest pain
Currently taking medications or supplements to aid in weight loss
Have had weight loss surgery in the past year or plan to have it prior to study completion.
Currently participating in another interventional study that influences weight control
Currently abusing drugs or alcohol (up to 14 drinks per week allowed)

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01751230). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.