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Table 1  Study timeline for intervention and data collection

From: Protocol for an interventional study to reduce postpartum weight retention in obese mothers using the internet of things and a mobile application: a randomized controlled trial (SpringMom)

  

Trial duration

  

Obtain consent

 

Intervention

Completion

Pregnancy, postpartum

 

Start of trial

During pregnancy

Delivery

1 month

postpartum

6 weeks

postpartum

6 months

postpartum

12 months

postpartum

24 months

postpartum

 

Obtain consent

×

        
 

Registration

×

        

Regular management

Regular medical care, guidance (maternity checkups)Regular health guidance

  

(maternity checkup→→

(1-month postpartum checkup)

  

Measure at home

Weight, body composition

 

  

 

Activity, sleep

 

    

Blood pressure

Blood Pressure

      

Postal checkups

Postal checkup (blood glucose, HbA1c, etc.)

      

App intervention

Weight, activity, sleep

 

→→→→→→→

  

→→→

→→→→→→

 

Meal photos

 

→→→→→→→

  

→→→

→→→→→→

 

Mother and Child Handbook

Maternity checkup data (urine test, blood pressure, weight)

    

    

Pregnancy outcome data

    

    

Questionnaire

Background, lifestyle

 

       

EPDS

 

  

    

Breastfeeding status

    

 

 

Breastfeeding process

    

    

Behavioral changes (attitude, knowledge)

 

    

 

User-friendliness of devices

      

 

Desire to continue using IoT after end of study

       

 
  1. Both groups, intervention group only