Rationale, Design, and Methods for the Sedentary Behavior Reduction in Pregnancy Intervention (SPRING): Protocol for a Pilot and Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) identify cardiovascular disease risk, but few effective interventions are available. High sedentary behavior (SED) has recently been associated with APOs, but very few randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have tested SED reduction in pregnancy.

Objective

The Sedentary Behavior Reduction in Pregnancy Intervention (SPRING) pilot and feasibility RCT addresses this gap by testing the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary pregnancy health effects of an intervention to reduce SED in pregnant women. The objective of this manuscript is to describe the rationale and design of SPRING.

Methods

Pregnant participants (n=53) in their first trimester, who are at risk for high SED and APO and without contraindications, are randomized

SUBMITTER: Barone Gibbs B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10337422 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature