An interventional study of Dietary intervention in Dietary Habits, Obesity and Gestational Diabetes, sponsored by University of Eastern Finland. Completed at 2 sites in Finland. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-11-29.
Sponsored by University of Eastern Finland · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
The aim of this rct -study is to explore the effect of a dietary intervention for overweight (body maas index BMI≥25) and obese (BMI≥30) pregnant women on gestational weight gain and the prevalence of gestational diabetes.
Pregnant women are recruited for the study from 18 maternity care clinics in Northern Savo and Northern Karelia area. The participants will be randomized into intervention and control groups. All the participants will have access to the study web-pages, which includes written material of healthy diet during pregnancy as well as all the study material (4 day food records, Three factor eating questionnaire (TFEQ R-18) and Binge Eating Scale (BES)). In addition, intervention group will get two virtual dietary counseling sessions by a dietician. The information on participants' gestational weight gain and the result of oral glucose tolerance tests will be collected by the public health nurses after birth.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Dietary intervention: Written material on healthy diet during pregnancy, 2 virtual dietary counseling sessions given by a dietician. Otherwise basic care and counseling at maternity care clinics.
Behavioral: Dietary intervention
Written material on healthy diet during pregnancy, otherwise basic care and counseling at maternity care clinics.
Written material on healthy diet during pregnancy and 2 virtual dietary counseling sessions.
Gestational weight gain (GWG)
gestational weight gain (from pre-pregnancy weight until childbirth), measured at maternity care clinic.
Time frame: immediately after the intervention
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
GDM is measured by the result of an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)
Time frame: immediately after the intervention
Eating habits I
eating habits are measured by 4 day food records
Time frame: During the intervention up to gestational weeks 36-37
Eating habits II
Eating habits are measured by TFEQ R-18 questionnaire
Time frame: During the intervention up to gestational weeks 37-42
Eating habits III
Eating habits are measured by Binge Eating Scale (BES)
Time frame: During the intervention up to gestational weeks 37-42
Plan to share: No
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