Regular weighing to prevent excessive gestational weight gain: a study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Regular weighing to prevent excessive gestational weight gain: a study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Published:2022-05-26 Issue:1 Volume:11 Page:
ISSN:2046-4053
Container-title:Systematic Reviews
language:en
Short-container-title:Syst Rev

Author:

Matsushita Tomomi^ORCID,Honda Aiko,Hasegawa Takeshi^ORCID,Inoue Eisuke,Noma Hisashi,Ota Erika^ORCID

Abstract

Abstract Background Excessive weight gain during pregnancy results in maternal and fetal complications and could further impact offspring. The evidence regarding the association between regular weighing during the antenatal period and excessive weight gain is limited. Methods We will systematically review individual and cluster randomized controlled trials that evaluated regular weighing as an intervention compared to weighing only at the first booking of the antenatal visit. Trials that assessed the effectiveness of exercise, diet, or other behavioral interventions will be excluded. Pregnant women with a singleton pregnancy and no preexisting health complications are eligible for the review. The primary outcome will be the proportion of women at term who exceed the upper limit of the target range of weight as defined by the guidelines or recommendations for the population. We will search MEDLINE (via PubMed), Embase (via EMBASE.com), Scopus, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL via EBSCO), The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) and the trial protocol registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, and the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) search portal. Full-text articles, unpublished studies, and ongoing trials reported in any language will be included. Two review authors will independently examine and screen for eligible studies and extract data for synthesis. Discussion We will discuss the effectiveness of regular weighing as a single intervention on reducing the proportion of women who have excessive gestational weight gain. This study will provide key information for countries to develop guidelines on antenatal care and strategies to tackle excessive gestational weight gain. We will create a “Summary of findings” table (Summary of findings table 1) according to the methods described in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Systematic review registration PROSPERO CRD42020212581

Funder

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s13643-022-01977-6.pdf

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