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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1
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
Genk, Belgium
2
Jessa Ziekenhuis
Hasselt, Belgium
3
UZ Brussel
Jette, Belgium
4
UZ Gasthuisberg
Leuven, Belgium