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Exercise Intervention for Pregnancy

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Led By Aline Andres, Ph.D

Research Sponsored by Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

>18 years of age

Sedentary

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 2 years

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will look at how a mother's health and physical activity can affect her child's growth and development.

Who is the study for?

The Expecting Study is for pregnant women over 18 with a BMI greater than 30, who are less than 12 weeks into their singleton pregnancy and lead a sedentary lifestyle. They must be cleared to exercise by a doctor and have conceived naturally without fertility treatments. Women with health conditions that could affect the study or those using drugs, tobacco, or alcohol during pregnancy cannot participate.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

This trial investigates how an exercise intervention during pregnancy can impact the mother's health as well as her child's growth and development. It aims to understand if staying active while expecting can lead to better outcomes for both mother and baby.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves an exercise program designed for pregnant women, side effects may include typical discomforts associated with physical activity such as muscle soreness or fatigue. However, all exercises are approved by physicians to ensure they're safe for both mother and child.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I am older than 18 years.

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I lead a mostly inactive lifestyle.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 2 years

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~2 years

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Risk of obesity in infants and children

Secondary outcome measures

Maternal inflammation

Maternal insulin sensitivity

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Exercise intervention from 12 week gestation until delivery

Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention

Standard of care

0 / 2Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research InstituteLead Sponsor

135 Previous Clinical Trials

5,029,081 Total Patients Enrolled

Aline Andres, Ph.DPrincipal InvestigatorUAMS

Media Library

Exercise Intervention Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT02125149 — N/A

Pregnancy Research Study Groups: Intervention, Control

Pregnancy Clinical Trial 2023: Exercise Intervention Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT02125149 — N/A

Exercise Intervention 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT02125149 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

How many participants are involved in this research endeavor?

"Affirmative. According to the clinicaltrials.gov website, this trial was published on September 2nd 2014 and last modified on August 4th 2022 - indicating that it is actively seeking enrolment of 284 individuals from 1 site."

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Are participants still being accepted for this trial?

"Patients can apply to participate in this medical trial as evidenced by the information available on clinicaltrials.gov; first posted on September 2nd 2014 and most recently updated August 4th 2022."

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Recent research and studies

The American Journal of Clinical NutritionJournal

Maternal Adiposity Alters the Human Milk Metabolome: Associations Between Nonglucose Monosaccharides and Infant Adiposity

Saben, Jessica L, Clark R Sims, Brian D Piccolo, and Aline Andres. 2020. “Maternal Adiposity Alters the Human Milk Metabolome: Associations Between Nonglucose Monosaccharides and Infant Adiposity”. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Oxford University Press (OUP). doi:10.1093/ajcn/nqaa216.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

The Expecting Study

2014. "The Expecting Study". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02125149.

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