PIMMS-WL

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Feasibility and acceptability of a brief routine weight management intervention for postnatal women embedded within the national child immunisation programme in primary care: randomised controlled cluster feasibility trial with nested qualitative study.

• IRAS ID

  236462

• Contact name

  Amanda Daley

• Contact email

  a.daley@bham.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Birmingham

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 6 months, 0 days

• Research summary

  Pregnancy and the postnatal period are vulnerable life stages for gaining excess weight. Many women have reported that pregnancy is an important factor that has led to weight problems later on in life. This can significantly increase the risk of obesity and other serious chronic illnesses including type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer. It is therefore important to find ways to help new mothers lose weight gained during pregnancy and return to their pre-pregnancy weight.
  We plan to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a brief routine weight management intervention for postnatal women in a randomised controlled cluster feasibility trial. The aim being to then undertake a large scale phase III cluster RCT to assess the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the intervention in facilitating long term weight loss.
  Eighty women will be recruited into the trial. The unit of randomisation is the general practice. Women who have given birth at Birmingham Women’s Hospital in the last 4 weeks and who are registered at one of the PIMMS-WL participating GP practices will be invited to participate. In the GP practices randomised to deliver the intervention, trial participants will receive brief motivation and support by nurses at baby immunisation appointments at 2, 3, and 4 months to make healthier lifestyle choices though self-monitoring of weight and signposting to an online weight management programme (POWeR). In the GP practices randomised to the control arm, trial participants will receive brief written information about following a healthy lifestyle and no other intervention. The NHS EatWell guide leaflet will be used. All women will be followed up 3-months post-recruitment. Women and nurses will be invited for an interview to gain their views on the intervention.

• REC name

  West Midlands - Black Country Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  17/WM/0399

• Date of REC Opinion

  27 Nov 2017

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion