Status:

COMPLETED

Body Weight, Body Composition and Energy Balance Related Behavior During the Transition to Parenthood

Lead Sponsor:

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Collaborating Sponsors:

KU Leuven

Conditions:

Body Weight

Health Behavior

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Understanding critical periods during which people are at risk to gain weight or display unhealthy changes in energy balance related behaviour, i.e. eating, physical activity and sedentary behaviour, ...

Detailed Description

The first objective of this research is to investigate both maternal and paternal changes in body weight, body composition and energy balance related behaviour during and after pregnancy in Flemish co...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Couples expecting their first child (nulliparous women and men)
  • Participants aged ≥18 years
  • Participants with any BMI
  • Participants from any socio-economic status (SES)
  • Participants have a sufficient proficiency of the Dutch language

Exclusion

  • Participants unable or unwilling to give informed consent
  • Participants below 18 years of age
  • Participants not speaking the Dutch language
  • Participants suffering from a pathological condition that may influence energy balance related behaviour (e.g. diabetes,), with significant psychiatric disorder, with history of a bariatric surgery, or with requirements for complex medical diets.
  • Participants who are - because of medical or other specific reasons - not allowed to exercise (e.g. bed-rest).
  • Women having a multiple pregnancy (twin, triplet,…).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 25 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 13 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

304 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03454958

Start Date

May 25 2018

End Date

July 13 2020

Last Update

November 13 2020

Active Locations (4)

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Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg

Genk, Belgium

2

Jessa Ziekenhuis

Hasselt, Belgium

3

UZ Brussel

Jette, Belgium

4

UZ Gasthuisberg

Leuven, Belgium