Stay Active

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Stay Active: A feasibility study to evaluate the use of a smartphone application to support delivery of a physical activity complex intervention ‘Stay Active’ in women with gestational diabetes mellitus

• IRAS ID

  272096

• Contact name

  Lucy Mackillop

• Contact email

  Lucy.Mackillop@ouh.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  OUH

• ISRCTN Number

  ISRCTN11366562

• Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

  N/A, N/A

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 11 months, 31 days

• Research summary

  Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a condition in which blood glucose levels become high in pregnant women. This can affect the health of the baby and the mother. It is therefore important to find safe ways to treat the condition. One way to improve the control of blood glucose is for women to increase the amount of physical activity they do during pregnancy, and all women with GDM already receive advice regarding exercise in pregnancy.
  Regular physical activity (PA) improves blood glucose control in women diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes (GDM). In conjunction with other lifestyle interventions such as healthy eating and self-monitoring of blood glucose, PA is associated with a reduction in risk of babies being born large for gestational age, maternal post-natal depression and an increasing likelihood of women achieving postpartum weight goals. Behavioural change techniques (BCT), such as goal setting and planning, play an integral part in these interventions.
  In this feasibility study, we will evaluate acceptability and feasibility for women with GDM interacting with a complex intervention using behavioural change techniques; with the aim of increasing their PA. The ‘Stay Active’ smartphone application incorporates an initial motivational interview with goal setting, self-monitoring of activity levels, and digitally delivered personalised feedback with motivational messaging. This feasibility study will inform the development of the intervention and the trial design; leading, subject to funding, to a RCT of GDm-health Stay Active versus controls with the primary outcome being the difference in the change of PA levels from recruitment to the end of pregnancy, between groups, measured using a wrist worn accelerator.

• REC name

  South Central - Hampshire B Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  20/SC/0342

• Date of REC Opinion

  5 Nov 2020

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion