PREnatal Choline and Infant Outcomes Study
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Nutrition During Pregnancy
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 40
- Sex
- Female
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 102 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University · Other
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About This Trial
Less than 10% of pregnant women consume adequate levels of choline, an essential nutrient for maternal lipid metabolism, placental efficiency, and fetal development. Most prenatal vitamins do not contain choline; a research survey shows that only 6% of OB/GYNs were likely to recommend choline-rich foods to pregnant women. Nutrition education grounded in the Health Belief Model (HBM) has high effic…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Healthy pregnant individual
* Singleton pregnancy
* 18-40 years of age
* Pre-pregnancy BMI ≥ 18.5
Exclusion Criteria:
* Any non-pregnancy-related illness or chronic condition that may impact fetal development (i.e., HIV, cancer, heart disease, pre-existing diabetes) or known…
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