Recruiting
Phase 1

Exercise in Moms

Sponsor:

Maxine Mendelson

Code:

NCT02516865

Conditions

Body Weight

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Fitbit activity tracker

Ankle weights

Study Details

Brief summary:

This project aims to test the feasibility of a practical physical activity intervention for postpartum women, incorporating the use of body weights worn during typical daily activities.

Conditions

Body Weight

Study ID

NCT02516865

Start date

Apr, 2015

Status verified date

Aug, 2015

Completion date

Apr, 2017

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Apr, 2016

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 2-6 months postpartum women

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Premature birth
  • History of serious illness
  • Medically incapable of low-intensity exercise
  • Currently taking medications that cause weight loss

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Factorial

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Group 1

experimental: Group 2

no intervention: Group 3

Interventions

Fitbit activity tracker

Tracks steps taken, floors climbed, and distance traveled. Sleep quality is an additional measurement.

Ankle weights

Worn during typical daily activities.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in baseline body weight at 12-months postpartum. [ Time Frame: Baseline and 12 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Reena Oza-Frank, PhD

614-355-6625reena.oza-frank@nationwidechildrens.org

Maxine Mendelson

614-355-6685maxine.mendelson@nationwidechildrens.org

Locations

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Recruiting

Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43215

Contacts

Maxine Mendelson

614-355-6685maxine.mendelson@nationwidechildrens.org

More Information

Sponsor

Maxine Mendelson

Last update posted

Aug 6, 2015

Last verified

Aug, 2015

Keywords

  • postpartum
  • physical activity

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Maxine Mendelson on 2015-08-06.