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Prevention of postparutm weight retention in low income WIC women

Award Number: R01DK087889
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES & DIGESTIVE & KIDNEY DISEASES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/16/2011
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2018

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Prevention of postparutm weight retention in low income WIC women - DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): High postpartum weight retention occurs in approximately 25 percent of young adult women and is an independent predictor of long-term weight gain, obesity, and obesity-related comorbidities. Preliminary efforts to reduce postpartum weight retention have met with some success but been limited by high attrition (30-40 percent) and failing to reach the populations at greatest risk (i.e., multiethnic, low income women). Innovative methods are needed to leverage women's naturally occurring motivation for weight control during the postpartum time period while captivating a greater proportion of the at risk population. Over the past decade, Internet use has increased exponentially in the US and most rapidly among young adult, low income, and minority sub-groups. Internet-based weight control interventions have been effective in promoting significant weight loss in obese populations. However, to date, no study has evaluated the effects an Internet-based program to prevent high postpartum weight retention in low-income women. We propose to develop and test the long-term efficacy of an Internet-based weight control program tailored for low-income postpartum mothers. We will be collaborating with the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, which is a federally- funded community-based program providing nutritional support for low income multi-ethnic women. In this clustered randomized trial, 408 postpartum women with high postpartum weight retention will be randomized by clinic (N = 12) to either 12-month standard WIC or to a 12-month WIC Enhanced plus Internet-based postpartum weight loss program. Participants will be assessed at baseline, 6, and 12 months. The primary hypothesis is that the WIC Enhanced plus Internet program will produce significantly greater weight losses than the WIC Standard Care at 6 and 12 months; the intervention is also expected to increase the proportion of women who return to pre-pregnancy weight after 6 and 12 months. The project will provide a much-needed service to an underserved poplation and produce an empirically-based treatment package designed to be disseminated through WIC in the state of California and beyond.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = -$73 )
2018	2015	CAL POLY CORPORATION	1 GRAND AVE	SAN LUIS OBISPO	CA	93407	SAN LUIS OBISPO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	5	8/28/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$73
														Subtotal = -$73

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2017	2015	CAL POLY CORPORATION	1 GRAND AVE	SAN LUIS OBISPO	CA	93407	SAN LUIS OBISPO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	5	6/13/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $518,213 )
2015	2015	CAL POLY CORPORATION	**	SAN LUIS OBISPO	CA	93407	SAN LUIS OBISPO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	5	6/18/2015	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$518,213
														Subtotal = $518,213

Issue Date FY: 2014 ( Subtotal = $583,794 )
2014	2014	CAL POLY CORPORATION	**	SAN LUIS OBISPO	CA	93407	SAN LUIS OBISPO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	001	4	8/26/2014	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$93
2014	2014	CAL POLY CORPORATION	**	SAN LUIS OBISPO	CA	93407	SAN LUIS OBISPO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	4	6/20/2014	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$583,701
														Subtotal = $583,794

Issue Date FY: 2013 ( Subtotal = $578,280 )
2013	2013	CAL POLY CORPORATION	ONE GRAND AVENUE	SAN LUIS OBISPO	CA	93407	SAN LUIS OBISPO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	3	7/12/2013	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$578,280
														Subtotal = $578,280

Issue Date FY: 2012 ( Subtotal = $611,652 )
2012	2012	CAL POLY CORPORATION	ONE GRAND AVENUE	SAN LUIS OBISPO	CA	93407	SAN LUIS OBISPO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	2	6/21/2012	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$611,652
														Subtotal = $611,652

Issue Date FY: 2011 ( Subtotal = $711,738 )
2011	2011	CAL POLY CORPORATION	**	SAN LUIS OBISPO	CA	93407	SAN LUIS OBISPO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	001	1	7/29/2011	NEW	$0
2011	2011	CAL POLY CORPORATION	ONE GRAND AVENUE	SAN LUIS OBISPO	CA	93407	SAN LUIS OBISPO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	1	7/15/2011	NEW	$711,738
														Subtotal = $711,738

Grand Total All Awards = $3,003,604

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Prevention of postparutm weight retention in low income WIC women

Award Number: R01DK087889

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES & DIGESTIVE & KIDNEY DISEASES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/16/2011

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2018

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