N/A
N=11
Feasibility of Meal Delivery Postpartum
Postpartum Weight Retention · Obesity
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05579990 ↗Enrolled (actual)
11
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Aug 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Self-Reported Proportion of Received Study Meals Consumed — 0.86; 0.05; 0.09 Proportion of Received Meals
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Meal Delivery (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- Female
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Primary completion
- Jul 2024
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Self-Reported Proportion of Received Study Meals Consumed |
0.86; 0.05; 0.09 | — |
| SECONDARY Study Participation Rate |
11 | — |
| SECONDARY Participant Retention |
6; 2 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Participant Satisfaction With Diet |
0.17; 0.3; -0.2 | — |
Summary
This study is being done to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a meal delivery intervention among low-income postpartum women with obesity.
Eligibility Criteria
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
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05579990). 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.