RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05843903

Teen Mom Study Feasibility Trial

Teen Mom Study Feasibility Trial: A Multicomponent Digital Health Intervention to Improve Cardiometabolic Health in Pregnant Black Adolescents

Sponsor

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Enrollment

20 participants

Start Date

Apr 7, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior Physical Activity Gestational Weight Gain Social Determinants of Health

Summary

The proposed multicomponent digital health intervention has the potential to significantly impact the trajectory of maternal health in a rural, pregnant, Black adolescent population with the highest risks for cardiometabolic diseases worldwide. The proposed implementation strategy leverages mobile technologies which are ubiquitous across the socioeconomic gradient and proposes to train young adult WIC moms to deliver peer health coaching in a telehealth setting to address social barriers and support behavior change in pregnant, Black adolescent WIC clients in the Mississippi Delta - a rural region where the population is more than two-thirds percent Black and the teen birth rate is the highest in the United States. This is a scalable and sustainable approach to enhance WIC services and improve WIC's impact on population health and cardiometabolic health disparities in Black women.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin Age: 15 YearsMax Age: 19 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This clinical trial is studying a behavioral approach called #BabyLetsMove for people with gestational weight gain, physical activity, and other related conditions. The study is currently recruiting participants at 2 locations. People eligible for this study include women aged 15 Years to 19 Years.

This summary was AI-generated to explain the trial in plain language. It is not medical advice. Always discuss eligibility with your doctor before enrolling in a clinical trial.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORAL#BabyLetsMove

The #BabyLetsMove digital health intervention uses a multi-level, systems-change approach. At the systems-level, racially concordant young adult WIC moms will be trained as health coaches. At the person level, adolescent WIC clients will be given empirically supported behavior goals, self-monitoring text messages with automated feedback, tailored skills training materials, a FitBit device, and tailored peer coaching support. The #BabyLetsMove intervention design is based on formative Teen Mom Study findings to build social cognition, affect, and skills to modify 3 concrete, achievable, and easily monitored behavioral targets: (1) Limit television viewing time to less than 2 hours per day; (2) Walk at least 10,000 steps per day; and (3) Do 20 minutes or more of exercise per day.