NOW RECRUITING!

New study: AMPLiFY

Are you less than 37 weeks pregnant? Do you ever worry that your food will run out, or do you run out of food and not have money to get more? You may be eligible for a research study conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh.

Food insecurity means not having enough food or not having enough nutritious food for a healthy life. In the U.S., up to 37% of pregnant individuals, the majority being pregnant individuals of color, experiences food insecurity. Because of this, it is important to study how food insecurity can affect multiple factors during pregnancy, such as mental and physical health, stress, and eating behaviors. The goals of the AMPLiFY study are to better understand what food insecurity is like for pregnant individuals and develop a new survey for food insecurity during pregnancy.

Participants in the AMPLiFY study will receive $50 for giving feedback about their experiences of food insecurity during pregnancy through a virtual interview and surveys.

Contact us (fergusonea2@upmc.edu) for more information or text/call the AMPLiFY study at 412-302-6684.

COMING SOON!

New study: Mindful Moms 

Are you less than 30 weeks pregnant? Are you interested in learning mindfulness-based skills to improve health and well-being?

If so, you may be eligible for a research study at the University of Pittsburgh examining the effects of an 8-week virtual mindfulness-based group on well-being among pregnant women. Eligible participants will meet once a week for 1.5 hours for group mindfulness sessions led by a mindfulness instructor. Compensation is available for eligible participants.

Find out if you are eligible by completing a brief screener at https://redcap.link/MindfulMomsStudy OR contact us (mindfulmoms@upmc.edu) for more information or text/call the Mindful Moms study at 412-647-5370

No longer recruiting!

Study: HABIT

The HABIT study is sequential multiple assignment randomized trial (SMART) designed to evaluate the efficacy of different sequences of intervention across pregnancy and the postpartum period on maternal cardiometabolic health and psychological wellness at one year postpartum. Pregnant participants with pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity are randomized to receive either an intervention focused on health behavior and well-being during pregnancy or enhanced-usual prenatal care. Participants are randomized again at delivery to a postpartum intervention or enhanced usual care and assessments of behaviors including both objective and subjective measurements occur across pregnancy and the postpartum year.

Funding: NHBLI R01 HL132578

No longer recruiting!

Study: iHABIT

A sub-study of HABIT, iHABIT (impulsive phenotypes in the perinatal period), examines the links among disinhibited behavior, deficits in attention, and impulsive decision-making, to weight patterns during the perinatal period. In addition, the study will evaluate the relationship between impulsive phenotypes in the perinatal period and intervention outcome. Participants complete assessments during pregnancy and from 2 weeks to 12 months postpartum.

Funding: NIDDK R01 DK117358