Free meals delivered to your door to fight pregnancy weight gain

NCT ID NCT05605340

Ongoing Disease control Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether providing 10 healthy, home-delivered meals per week plus brief weekly coaching can help pregnant women with overweight or obesity avoid gaining too much weight. Researchers will track weight changes and also measure food security and stress. The study is small (35 participants) and focuses on whether the approach is practical and acceptable, not on proving it works.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: home-delivered meals
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a simple, practical way to help pregnant women avoid excessive weight gain and related complications.
What could go wrong: This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 35 participants. It is not designed to prove effectiveness, and results may not apply to all women.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Gestational Weight Gain pregnancy disorder Pregnancy in Obesity

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

PREGNANCY RELATED WEIGHT GAIN, MATERNAL

Contacts and locations

Locations

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

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