Bivia‐Roig 2020.
Study name | HLRP‐RCT |
Methods |
Study design: parallel‐group randomised controlled trial Setting: single centre/hospital (Spain) |
Participants | 94 women with diagnosed primary infertility and BMI between 25 kg/m² and 40 kg/m² |
Interventions |
Control: routine care and unstructured minimal preconception lifestyle advice Standard treatment, which consists of regular gynaecological visits. The Reproduction Service gynaecologists will recommend healthy lifestyle habits and will give patients a document detailing a specific diet they should follow for weight loss Intervention: weight (weight, diet, and physical activity) "A 3‐month internet‐based program focusing on the promotion of healthy lifestyles. The treatment protocol comprises 9 modules which incorporate psychological strategies to promote healthy lifestyles by gradually changing eating and physical activity habits" |
Outcomes | Ongoing pregnancy ("pregnancy with ultrasound visualisation of the gestational sac and heartbeat after 20 weeks of gestation" = primary outcome); reported behavioural changes in weight (BMI), diet (Mediterranean diet adherence measured with MEDAS), physical activity (measured with IPAQ). Additional outcomes specified in protocol paper: diet (measured with FFQ) and quality of life (measured with FertiQOL) |
Starting date | February 2020 |
Contact information | gemma.bivia@uchceu.es (PhD); juanfran@uchceu.es (PI) |
Notes |
Status of study: ongoing: recruiting. Estimated study completion date on clinicaltrials.gov is December 2021 Other notes: additional outcomes described in the protocol but not on clinicaltrials.gov, including diet and quality of life |