E-HEALTH: E-health App and Lifestyle Changes During Pregnancy
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this online follow-up study is to investigate health app use in pregnant women and through a pilot intervention trial investigate whether the addition of evidence-based information on health-promoting lifestyle delivered via the health app has an effect on lifestyle habits (gestational weight, diet quality and physical activity) during pregnancy.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Detailed Description
An online follow-up study with a 2-arm equal allocation parallel randomized controlled pilot intervention trial with pregnant women (n=1000) will be conducted. The intervention consists of non-personalized, evidence-based information on health-promoting lifestyle during pregnancy delivered via a health app. Control group uses the health app without health information.
Aims of an exploratory part of the study are to characterize the health app use and users among pregnant women and to investigate whether the frequency of the health app use during pregnancy has an effect on lifestyle habits. Aim of the pilot intervention is to investigate whether the addition of evidence-based information on health-promoting lifestyle delivered via the health app has an effect on lifestyle habits during pregnancy.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Health information delivered via health app Use of a health app with health information |
Behavioral: Health information delivered via health app
Intervention group will use a health app with non-personalized information on health-promoting lifestyle habits during pregnancy. Control group will use a health app without health information. Intervention effects on the lifestyle habits (gestational weight gain, diet quality, physical activity) will be investigated.
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No Intervention: Control Use of a health app without health information |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change in gestational weight [Pre-pregnancy weight reported at enrollment and current weight at late pregnancy (pregnancy weeks 35-36)]
Self-reported weight assessed by a questionnaire
- Change in diet quality scores [At enrollment and late pregnancy (pregnancy weeks 35-36)]
Assessed by a validated Index of Diet Quality (IDQ); scores range from 0 to 15 points with higher scores meaning better diet quality.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Change in physical activity scores [At enrollment and late pregnancy (pregnancy weeks 35-36)]
Assessed by a validated metabolic equivalent (MET)-index; scores range from 0 to 105 MET h/wk with higher scores meaning more vigorous physical activity.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Pregnant, less than 28 pregnancy weeks
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Fluency in Finnish
Exclusion Criteria:
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Not pregnant
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No fluency in Finnish
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | University of Turku | Turku | Finland |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of Turku
- Business Finland
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Kirsi Laitinen, Assoc. Prof., University of Turku
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- E-HEALTH