Lifestyle INtervention for Diabetes prevention After pregnancy (LINDA-Brasil): study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Table 4 Timeline of main activities from recruitment to the end of the clinical trial

Activity	Recruitment for the trial and follow-up of those not entering the trial					Clinical trial
	Pregnancy	Perinatal period	Post-pregnancy period (weeks)			Clinical trial
	Recruitment	Telephone contact	Trial preparation	Baseline measures	Follow-up^a	All women entering the trial
	Recruitment	Telephone contact	Trial preparation	Baseline measures	Follow-up^a	Post-randomization follow-up (months)
	Gestational weeks 20–40	Pregnancy to 30 days postpartum	4–104	8–104	Up to 260	0	0–6	6–12	12–24	24–36	36–48	48–60
Consents	x			x
Entry	x	x	x			Trial randomization
Interviews/exams/chart reviews	x			x		x		x	x	x	x	x
Phone contacts		x	x		x
Baseline and follow-up measurements				x				x	x	x	x	x
Material distributions	Breastfeeding folder 1; Pregnancy to postpartum booklet	Mail at birth: Breastfeeding folder 2		Project folder		Preventing diabetes booklet
						Intervention group
Motivational interviews						x	x	x	x
Phone sessions							x	x	x	x	x	x
SMS texting							x	x	x	x	x	x
Group sessions							As needed
Social events							As needed
Mailings							As needed

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