NCT01616147

Brief Summary

This randomized, controlled trial is proposed to study the effect, in a cohort of racially and ethnically diverse group of overweight and obese pregnant women, of an Intensive Lifestyle Intervention (ILI) which utilize cognitive behavioral strategies to help participants achieve and maintain changes in dietary intake and physical activity habits compared to Usual Care (UC) on gestational weight gain (GWG), infant fatness, and mothers' post-delivery weight retention. The hypothesis is that the percent body fat at birth will be significantly less in offspring from ILI mothers than UC mothers.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
210

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2012

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 7, 2012

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 11, 2012

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2012

Completed
4.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 31, 2017

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 31, 2017

Completed
Last Updated

February 1, 2019

Status Verified

January 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

4.9 years

First QC Date

June 7, 2012

Last Update Submit

January 30, 2019

Conditions

Keywords

Intensive Lifestyle Intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Infant Percent Fat at Birth

    Infant % fat at birth as a continuous variable. This will be ascertained from PeaPod within 24 hours after birth.

    Within 24 hours of birth

Secondary Outcomes (7)

  • Mother fat mass gain 35 Weeks

    35,0-35,6 weeks of pregnancy

  • Mother fat mass gain one year postpartum

    48-56 weeks postpartum

  • Mother's weight one-year postpartum

    48-56 weeks postpartum

  • Infant % fat 14 weeks

    13-15 weeks

  • Infant % fat 52 weeks

    48-52 weeks

  • +2 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Intensive Lifestyle Intervention (ILI)

EXPERIMENTAL

Women in the ILI arm will receive intensive counseling during pregnancy and group counseling after delivery regarding behavior, nutrition, and physical activity change. Visits to counselors will occur twice monthly with additional weekly telephone and internet contacts.

Behavioral: Intensive Lifestyle Intervention (ILI)

Usual Care

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Women in the usual care group will be offered group support classes approximately every 2 months during pregnancy and 3 months after pregnancy.

Behavioral: Usual Care

Interventions

Women in the ILI arm will receive intensive counseling during pregnancy and group counseling after delivery regarding behavior, nutrition, and physical activity change. Visits to counselors will occur twice monthly with additional weekly telephone and internet contacts.

Intensive Lifestyle Intervention (ILI)
Usual CareBEHAVIORAL

Women in the usual care group will be offered group support classes approximately every 2 months during pregnancy and 3 months after pregnancy.

Usual Care

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Singleton viable pregnancy
  • Gestational age between 9,0 and 15,6
  • Body Mass Index of 25 and above
  • Age 18 and over
  • Ability to contact

You may not qualify if:

  • Less than 18 years old
  • Diagnosis of Diabetes or Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)\> or = 6.5%
  • Known fetal anomaly
  • Planned termination of pregnancy
  • History of 3 more more consecutive first trimester miscarriages
  • Current eating disorder
  • Actively suicidal
  • Prior or planned bariatric surgery
  • Current use of metformin, systemic steroids, antipsychotic agents, anti-seizure medications, mood stabilizers, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medications
  • Continued use of weight loss medication
  • Contraindications to aerobic exercise in pregnancy
  • Participation in another interventional study that influences weight control
  • Enrollment in this trial in a previous pregnancy
  • Intention of the participant or of the care provider for the delivery to be outside the Lifestyle Interventions For Expectant (LIFE) Moms consortium hospital
  • Participant's unwillingness or inability to commit to a 1 year follow-up of herself or her child, including planning to move away
  • +9 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, 10032, United States

Location

Related Publications (6)

  • Cabre HE, Drews KL, Pomeroy J, Keadle SK, Arteaga SS, Franks PW, Haire-Joshu D, Knowler WC, Pi-Sunyer X, Van Horn L, Wing RR, Cahill AG, Clifton RG, Couch KA, Gallager D, Josefson JL, Joshipura K, Klein S, Martin CK, Peaceman AM, Phelan S, Thom EA, Redman LM; LIFE-Moms Research Group. LIFE-Moms: effects of multicomponent lifestyle randomized control trial on physical activity during pregnancy in women with overweight and obesity. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2025 Sep 30;22(1):119. doi: 10.1186/s12966-025-01805-9.

  • Flanagan EW, Drews KL, Cade WT, Franks PW, Gallagher D, Phelan S, Van Horn L, Redman LM. Metabolic Health and Heterogenous Outcomes of Prenatal Interventions: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Aug 1;8(8):e2528264. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.28264.

  • Whyte K, Contento I, Wolf R, Guerra L, Martinez E, Pi-Sunyer X, Gallagher D. A secondary analysis of maternal ultra-processed food intake in women with overweight or obesity and associations with gestational weight gain and neonatal body composition outcomes. J Mother Child. 2022 Mar 23;25(4):244-259. doi: 10.34763/jmotherandchild.20212504.d-21-00025. eCollection 2021 Dec 1.

  • Redman LM, Drews KL, Klein S, Horn LV, Wing RR, Pi-Sunyer X, Evans M, Joshipura K, Arteaga SS, Cahill AG, Clifton RG, Couch KA, Franks PW, Gallagher D, Haire-Joshu D, Martin CK, Peaceman AM, Phelan S, Thom EA, Yanovski SZ, Knowler WC; LIFE-Moms Research Group. Attenuated early pregnancy weight gain by prenatal lifestyle interventions does not prevent gestational diabetes in the LIFE-Moms consortium. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2021 Jan;171:108549. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108549. Epub 2020 Nov 22.

  • Peaceman AM, Clifton RG, Phelan S, Gallagher D, Evans M, Redman LM, Knowler WC, Joshipura K, Haire-Joshu D, Yanovski SZ, Couch KA, Drews KL, Franks PW, Klein S, Martin CK, Pi-Sunyer X, Thom EA, Van Horn L, Wing RR, Cahill AG; LIFE-Moms Research Group. Lifestyle Interventions Limit Gestational Weight Gain in Women with Overweight or Obesity: LIFE-Moms Prospective Meta-Analysis. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2018 Sep;26(9):1396-1404. doi: 10.1002/oby.22250. Epub 2018 Sep 6.

  • Clifton RG, Evans M, Cahill AG, Franks PW, Gallagher D, Phelan S, Pomeroy J, Redman LM, Van Horn L; LIFE-Moms Research Group. Design of lifestyle intervention trials to prevent excessive gestational weight gain in women with overweight or obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Feb;24(2):305-13. doi: 10.1002/oby.21330. Epub 2015 Dec 26.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Overweight

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

OvernutritionNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesBody WeightSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Dympna Gallagher, EdD

    Columbia University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor of Nutritional Medicine at CUMC

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 7, 2012

First Posted

June 11, 2012

Study Start

October 1, 2012

Primary Completion

August 31, 2017

Study Completion

August 31, 2017

Last Updated

February 1, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-01

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