The Expecting Study

• Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
• Last refreshed on: 12 February 2024
• Main ID: NCT02125149
• Date of registration: 21/04/2014
• Prospective Registration: Yes
• Primary sponsor: Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
• Public title: The Expecting Study
• Scientific title: Prenatal Physical Activity Intervention
• Date of first enrolment: September 2, 2014
• Target sample size: 284
• Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
• URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02125149
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Prevention. Masking: Single (Investigator).
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

United States

Contacts

• Name: Aline Andres, Ph.D
• Affiliation: UAMS

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- BMI >30

- >18 years of age

- Singleton pregnancy

- Less than 12 weeks gestation

- Sedentary

- Conceived without assisted fertility treatments

- Cleared by physician to exercise

Exclusion Criteria:

- Women with pre-existing medical conditions as determined by the PI to affect the
outcomes of interest

- Women who are using recreational drugs, tobacco, or alcohol during pregnancy

- Women with contraindications to exercise during pregnancy



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Female

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Pregnancy

Obese

Intervention(s)

Other: Exercise Intervention

Primary Outcome(s)

Risk of obesity in infants and children [Time Frame: 2 years]

Secondary Outcome(s)

Maternal insulin sensitivity [Time Frame: 9 months]

Maternal inflammation [Time Frame: 9 months]

Secondary ID(s)

202954

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors