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Trial reportArchives of gynecology and obstetrics2024

The effectiveness of integrated online health-coaching on physical activity and excessive gestational weight gain: a prospective randomized-controlled trial.

Julia Téoule, Christian Woll, Jana Ray, Marc Sütterlin, Barbara Filsinger

Registry-linked trialOpen access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07223736 (Postpartum Education Via Artificial Intelligence for Recovery and Loneliness), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT07223736 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Postpartum Education Via Artificial Intelligence for Recovery and Loneliness (PEARL): A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, San DiegoRan2026 to 2026Enrolled130ConditionsPelvic Floor Disorder, Loneliness, Postpartum, Mental HealthArmsGenerative artificial intelligence (genAI) postpartum chatbot, Standard of Care (SOC)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Julia TéouleDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany. julia.teoule@umm.de.
Christian WollDepartment of Psychology, Clinical Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence and Counselling Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.
Jana RayDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Marc SütterlinDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Barbara FilsingerDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
University Medical Centre Mannheim · DETechnische Universität Dresden · DEUniversity Hospital Heidelberg · DEUniversity of Mannheim · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeLow levels of physical activity during pregnancy go along with increased risks for numerous health complications. We investigated whether an integrated lifestyle intervention leads to higher levels of physical activity and reduces the rate of excessive gestational weight gain (EGWG).

methodsWe conducted a randomized-controlled trial on 97 pregnant women, randomly assigned to receive an additional telehealth lifestyle intervention (experimental group, EG; n = 49) or conventional antenatal care (control group, CG; n = 48). The core lifestyle intervention comprised regular video calls, providing integrated personal support and motivation to physical activity. The primary outcome was change in physical activity measured in steps per day. An additional exploratory outcome was the proportion of participants with EGWG.

resultsThe mean step count during the third trimester was 6483 steps/day (EG) and 5957 steps/day (CG), respectively (p = 0.078). Repeated-measures ANOVA revealed a significant interaction effect (p = 0.045) reflecting an overall increase of 497 steps per day in the EG vs. a decrease of 300 steps per day in the CG. The proportion of participants who met the IOM recommendation for total weight gain during pregnancy was significantly higher in the EG (p = 0.048) and the ratio of women that gained excessively was higher in the CG (p = 0.026).

conclusionsWe assume that the personalized online intervention supports women in increasing or at least maintaining their level of physical activity during the course of pregnancy. Additionally, it reduces the rate of excessive weight gain.

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ExerciseGestational Weight GainPrenatal CareTelemedicineAdultFemaleHumansPregnancyProspective StudiesDevice-measuredFitness trackerPregnancySteps

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PMID38217763
PMCPMC11168974
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