Texting your way to a healthier pregnancy: 3,000-Person trial launches
NCT ID NCT05793944
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a text-messaging program called SmartMom can help pregnant people learn more, feel better, and adopt healthier habits. About 3,000 participants in Canada will either receive weekly texts with evidence-based health tips or general interest messages. Researchers will track weight gain, prenatal visit attendance, and mental health to see if the program makes a real difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SmartMom text messaging program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that simple text messages can help pregnant people adopt healthier behaviors and improve pregnancy outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study, not a drug trial, so the effect may be small. The control group also gets pregnancy messages, which may reduce the difference between groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 3,078 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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15 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * pregnant person * at 15 weeks gestation or earlier * singleton pregnancy * can read and understand English at grade 8 level and comfortable completing online surveys * live in Canada (excluding British Columbia where SmartMom has been piloted) Exclusion Criteria: * health conditions existing prior to pregnancy that require individualized care (e.g. hypertension, cardiac disease, diabetes) * previously had a baby with the SmartMom program
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
RECRUITINGVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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