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Protocol for the feasibility and acceptability of a brief routine weight management intervention for postnatal women embedded within the national child immunisation programme: randomised controlled cluster feasibility trial with nested qualitative study (PIMMS-WL).

Helen M Parretti, Natalie J Ives, Sarah Tearne, Alexandra Vince, Sheila M Greenfield, Kate Jolly, Susan A Jebb, Emma Frew, Lucy Yardley, Paul Little and 2 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Helen M ParrettiInstitute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Natalie J IvesBirmingham Clinical Trials Unit, Public Health Building, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Sarah TearneBirmingham Clinical Trials Unit, Public Health Building, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Alexandra VinceBirmingham Clinical Trials Unit, Public Health Building, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Sheila M GreenfieldInstitute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Kate JollyInstitute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Susan A JebbNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Emma FrewInstitute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Lucy YardleyDepartment of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Paul LittleSchool of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
Ruth V PritchettInstitute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Amanda DaleySchool of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK a.daley@lboro.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-4866-8726
University of Birmingham · GBCancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit · GBLoughborough University · GBBroadmoor Hospital · GBUniversity of Oxford · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionOn average women retain 5 to 9 kg 1 year after giving birth which can increase the risk of later obesity and chronic diseases. Some previous trials in this population have been effective in reducing weight, but are too intensive and costly to deliver at scale. There is a need for low-cost interventions to facilitate weight loss in this population. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The primary aim is to assess the feasibility of delivering a weight management intervention for overweight/obese postnatal women within child immunisation appointments. We will conduct a randomised controlled cluster feasibility trial with a nested qualitative study to assess study recruitment and acceptability of the intervention. General practitioner practice (cluster) will be the unit of randomisation, with practices randomised to offer usual care plus the intervention or usual care only. Eighty women will be recruited. The intervention group will be offered brief support that encourages self-management of weight when attending child immunisation appointments. Practice nurses will encourage women to weigh themselves weekly and record this, and to make healthy lifestyle choices through using an online weight management programme. Women will be advised to aim for 0.5 to 1 kg/week weight loss. At each child immunisation the nurse will assess progress by weighing women. The comparator group will receive a healthy lifestyle leaflet. Data on weight, body fat, depression, anxiety, body image, eating behaviours and physical activity will be collected at baseline and follow-up. Women and nurses will be interviewed to ascertain their views about the intervention. The decision to proceed to the phase III trial will be based on prespecified stop-go criteria. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Data will be stored securely at the University of Birmingham. Results will be disseminated through academic publications and presentations and will inform a possible phase III trial. The National Research Ethics Committee approved the study protocol. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ISRCTN12209332.

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Immunization ProgramsResearch DesignAdultCluster AnalysisEvaluation Studies as TopicFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansObesityOverweightPostnatal CareRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicWeight Reduction ProgramsYoung Adultobesitypostnatalqualitativerandomised cluster feasibility trialweight

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PMID32066605
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