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Weight Management in Obese Pregnant Underserved African American Women
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Standard Parents As Teachers (PAT) and Parents As Teachers Plus (PAT+) for Obesity and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 267 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This project will test a novel lifestyle intervention to help overweight and obese socioeconomically disadvantaged African American women achieve healthy weight control during and after pregnancy and improve the health of their offspring. The treatment will be given through an existing national home visiting program, Parents As Teachers (PAT), which will facilitate sustainability and nationwide dissemination, if effective. We hypothesize that compared with standard PAT monitoring and counseling (PAT), women randomized to the lifestyle intervention program (PAT+) will have a lower percentage who exceed Institute of Medicine recommendations for gestational weight gain.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Participants will receive visits by Parent Educators, who will deliver the standard PAT curriculum. Participants will receive 28 total visits over the course of approximately 2 years.
Participants will receive the standard PAT curriculum, plus lifestyle intervention focusing on healthy diet and exercise, through 28 home visits over the course of approximately 2 years.