Status:
TERMINATED
Predictors of Maternal Weight Gain and Neonatal Body Composition
Lead Sponsor:
Medical University of South Carolina
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Conditions:
Obesity
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-45 years
Brief Summary
Obesity is a significant health issue in the United States with 30% of the US population considered obese defined as a body mass index above 30 kg/m2. Obesity is associated with long term health compl...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Women must be obtaining prenatal care at Cannon Place clinic or at the Prenatal Wellness Center
- Enrolled for prenatal care at less than 16 weeks gestational age
- Singleton pregnancy without fetal abnormalities
- Ability to provide informed consent
- Subjects must complete prenatal visits when data will be collected, and be willing and able to attend three GCRC study visits
- Maternal age \>18 and \<45
- Neonate born to mother enrolled in trial
Exclusion
- Subjects with diabetes, hypertension, prior preterm birth, chronic respiratory disease (asthma on daily medication, COPD, cystic fibrosis) or maternal cardiac disease
- Subjects currently taking insulin sensitizing medications (metformin)
- Subject unable to perform MedGem procedure
- Neonates delivered prior to 34 weeks gestational age will be excluded from analysis by the DEXA scan
- Neonates with fetal anomalies diagnoses in the antenatal period or postpartum will not be included in the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
3 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00634764
Start Date
November 1 2006
End Date
July 1 2008
Last Update
May 18 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425