NCT03707834Completed
Partnering With WIC to Prevent Excessive Weight Gain in Pregnancy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 21 Jan 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of an antenatal obesity treatment on gestational weight gain when integrated into Philadelphia WIC.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 416 (actual)
- First submitted
- 13 Sept 2018
- Start date
- 1 Jul 2018
- Primary completion date
- 10 Oct 2023
- Lead sponsor
- Temple University
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT03707834
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 416
- From 1 Jul 2018 to the primary completion date, 10 Oct 2023
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Prior bariatric surgery
- Current and/or previous participant for our Temple-led obesity treatment interventions in pregnancy or the postpartum period
Other illness
- Pre-existing medical condition that could influence weight (e.g., diabetes, HIV, thyroid disorder, bulimia, anorexia, gallbladder disease)
- Serious or unstable medical or psychological conditions that, in the opinion of the PI, would compromise the subject's safety for successful participation in the study
Other
- Diagnosis contraindicating weight control (e.g., hyperemesis gravidarum)
- Shared phone
- Multiple pregnancy (e.g., twins)
Who the study is looking for
- BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2
- Self-identify as African American or Hispanic
- Gestational age ≤16 weeks' (measured using last menstrual period)
- Philadelphia WIC participant
- Willingness to receive study texts
- Own a cell phone with an unlimited text messaging plan
- Able to participate in light to moderate physical activity (walking)
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: Female · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Philadelphia | United States | Unknown status |
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