Impact of a Nutritional Intervention Program for Weight Control During Pregnancy

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00634530
First received: March 10, 2008
Last updated: February 3, 2009
Last verified: February 2009

March 10, 2008
February 3, 2009
September 2007
September 2008   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Adequated weight gain during pregnancy. [ Time Frame: one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Same as current
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Prematurity, low birth weight and pregnancy complications. [ Time Frame: one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Same as current
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Impact of a Nutritional Intervention Program for Weight Control During Pregnancy
Impact of a Nutritional Intervention Program for Weight Control During Pregnancy

This is a randomized clinical trial for evaluate the impact of a nutritional intervention in the weight control of pregnant women according to the nutritional status, and consequently, the reduction of pregnancy complications.

The sample of this study will be composed by 318 pregnant women in the pre-natal care unit of the Health Center in Viamão city / Rio Grande do Sul, including women between the 10th and 25th weeks of gestation, aged up to 35 years old. The eligible pregnant women will be invited by the fieldworks to participated in the trial after be informed about the overall aims of the study. These women willing to participate will be randomly allocated to either the intervention or control group. The intervention group received specific guidelines about feeding practices appropriate to each nutritional status.

Data on pregnant women will be collected through a questionnaire in both groups, and to assess the food intake, three 24-hour food recall will be applied in the interventional group and two recall in the control group, in initial and final gestational period. In all appointments pregnant women of the two groups will be weight and classified according to Body Mass Index of pre-gestational (BMI).

The dietary advices will be elaborated by the author of the project and nutrition graduation students of Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre.

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Interventional
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Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Weight Gain
Behavioral: Dietary Advice
The specific dietary advices according to nutritional status. Main advices: reduction of fat and sugar intake, increase of total energy, dairy intake of vegetables and fruits.
I, Intervention
Intervention: Behavioral: Dietary Advice
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Completed
318
January 2009
September 2008   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women between the 10th and 25th weeks of gestation
  • To concern in the prenatal care group in basic health unit

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant with diseases that require specific treatment at the onset enrollment (HIV, diabetes, hypertension and anemia)
  • Women 36 years or older.
Female
up to 35 Years
No
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Brazil
 
NCT00634530
vitolo4
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Márcia Regina Vitolo, Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
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Principal Investigator: Márcia R Vitolo, Doctor Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre
Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
February 2009

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