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Table 2 Primary and secondary outcomes

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)

Outcomes

Trial duration

 
 

Intervention

Finished

Registration

During pregnancy

Delivery

1 montha

postpartum

6 weeks

postpartum

6 months

postpartum

12 months

postpartum

24 months

postpartum

Primary

 

Rate of change in body weight from before pregnancy to 12 months postpartum

×

     

× 

 

Secondary

Health outcomes

Bothgroup

Pregnancy outcomes (cesarean section rate, preterm birth rate, LGA rate, excessively large baby rate, pregnancy-induced hypertension rate, gestational diabetes rate, etc.)

  

×

     

Rate of change in body weight from before pregnancy 

×

  

× 

 

× 

 

×

Percentage who reached the weight target 

     

×

×

×

Body fat ratio

   

×

 

× 

×

× 

Hypertension rate 

     

×

×

×

Impaired glucose tolerance rate 

     

×

×

×

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Score ≥9 rate

×

  

×

    

Behavioral changes

Number of steps

×

    

×

×

×

Sleep

×

    

×

×

×

Attitude, knowledge

×

    

×

×

 

Breastfeeding rate

   

×

 

×

×

 

Breastfeeding process

   

×

    

Intervention group only

Percentage of carbohydrates, fat, protein, dietary fiber in diet

×

    

×

×

 

Use of IoT/mobile app

Rate of use of weight-body composition monitor, activity-sleep tracker

×

    

×

×

 

Number of logins to mobile app, browsing time

×

    

×

×

 

Meal image/content upload status

×

    

×

×

 

  Intervention program continuation rate

     

×

×

 

Adherence

×

    

×

×

×

Desire to continue using IoT after end of study

×

     

×

 

Bothgroup

User-friendliness of the devices

×

    

×

×