NCT06531694Not yet recruiting
EMBodied psychOsocial Impacts of Weight Stigma During Pregnancy (EMBODY): A Prospective Cohort Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 16 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this prospective cohort study is to investigate the contribution of stigma and discrimination due to body size to adverse pregnancy outcomes. We also aim to explore the role of psychological and social factors in this relationship. The specific objectives of this study are: Objective 1: Explore weight stigma as a mediator of the association between BMI ≥30 kg/m2 and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Objective 2: Explore confounding factors not previously considered such as weight cycling, trauma, eating disorders, and internalised weight bias as mediators in the relationship between obesity and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Consenting participants will complete an online survey question at 20-22 weeks' gestation, 29-31 weeks' gestation, 35-37 weeks' gestation, and 6 weeks postpartum. Additional data will be extracted from their EMR.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 800 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 7 Jul 2024
- Start date
- Feb 2027
- Primary completion date
- Dec 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Monash University
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT06531694
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 800
- From Feb 2027 to the primary completion date, Dec 2027
- 2 sites 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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Other
- Pregnant with multiple gestation
- Insufficient English language skills to consent and complete the questionnaires.
Who the study is looking for
- Pregnant between 10-22 weeks' gestation
- Greater or equal than 18 years of age
- Booked to give birth at Adelaide Women's and Children's Hospital or Royal Women's and Children's Brisbane
- Access to the Internet to complete the survey
- Consents to the extraction of hospital electronic medical record data about the woman and relevant to the study.
- Can complete consent and study procedures in English
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: Female · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Women's and Children's Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Adelaide | Australia | Unknown status |
| The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Brisbane | Australia | Unknown status |
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