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Community Expecting: Exercise During Pregnancy

This study, called "Community Expecting," is looking at how a special exercise program can help pregnant women. The program, called COMMUNITY EXPECTING, involves small group workouts with a certified personal trainer. The goal is to see if this program can help women be more physically active during pregnancy. We are looking for women who are 18 years or older, have a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 30 or higher, and are not currently getting 150 minutes of moderate exercise each week. The main way we'll know if the program is successful is by tracking participants' steps each week throughout their pregnancy. The current status of this study is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 228 women.
What's involved
You would work out three times per week, progressing to 45 minutes each session within the first 6 weeks. You can attend at least two live, in-person sessions and watch one recorded workout per week. Your steps will be tracked weekly from enrollment through delivery.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your steps will be assessed throughout pregnancy (up to approximately 40 weeks gestation).

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NCT07343700

Community Expecting: Exercise During Pregnancy

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalPrevention
Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
~228 participants
Updated 2026-01-15 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Community Expecting

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Step Logs
Measured over Weekly from enrollment (baseline) through delivery, assessed throughout pregnancy (up to ~40 weeks gestation).

Conditions

Physical Activities

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Arkansas1

Study leadership

  • Taren Swindle · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Arkansas

Who to contact

Taren Swindle
[email protected]
18702360997
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

18 years of age or older
Having a BMI ≥ 30
Not currently meeting guidelines for 150 min of moderate physical activity per week.
All children born to mother participants will be included and eligible.

Exclusion

Non-English speaking individuals.
Contraindications for exercise (preeclampsia-eclampsia, premature rupture of the membranes, antepartum hemorrhage, placenta previa, or multiple gestation),) as determined by the investigators to affect the outcomes of interest
Using recreational drugs, tobacco, or alcohol during their pregnancy.
\< 11 or \> 16 weeks gestation

What this trial measures

  • Step LogsWeekly from enrollment (baseline) through delivery, assessed throughout pregnancy (up to ~40 weeks gestation).

    All "expecting mother" participants in both groups will receive a FitBit arm bracelet to self-monitor activity levels and for the research team to monitor their physical activity levels. They will also submit their step counts on a weekly basis and/or give permission for us to access their step count data from the Fitbit records. Weekly step count logs are sent to the participant through REDCap via email or text message. The message contains a "survey link" produced by REDCap, where the participant reports step count data or answers survey questions. Upon completion, the data is automatically upload to REDCap for later analysis.