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. 2021 Apr 29;2021(4):CD008189. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008189.pub3

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