Teaching Appropriate Gestational Weight Gain — TAGG  

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title: Teaching Appropriate Gestational Weight Gain

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The study aims to improve obstetrical care by managing gestational weight gain (GWG) among high risk women in an effort to reduce maternal and fetal complications.

Clinical Trial Description

The project is aimed at teaching women about the appropriate weight gain during pregnancy to optimize health outcomes for mothers and newborn babies. Obese gravida meeting inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria will be offered enrollment in TAGG. Those that consent will be randomized to receive standard of care or enhanced care regarding gestational weight gain.

The primary outcome is the proportion of patients that gain less than 20 lbs over the course of the pregnancy. Secondary outcomes include patient knowledge and expectations, attitude about pregnancy weight gain, self-efficacy of ability to eat healthy, and eating, sleeping and physical activity behavior, perceived stress, psychological factors, patient-experience, involvement in care, and food security. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Gestational Weight Gain
• Obesity
• Weight Gain

• NCT number: NCT02963428
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Geisinger Clinic
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 2016
• Completion date: July 2019