Study protocol: use of a smartphone application to support the implementation of a complex physical activity intervention (+Stay Active) in women with gestational diabetes mellitus—protocol for a non-randomised feasibility study

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 12; no. 9; p. e062525
• Main Authors: Smith, Ralph, Kenworthy, Yvonne, Astbury, Nerys M, Birks, Jacqueline, Bateman, Paul, Dyson, Pamela, Hirst, Jane E, Jebb, Susan A, Michalopoulou, Moscho, Pulsford, Richard, Roman, Cristian, Santos, Mauro, Tarassenko, Lionel, Wango, Nicola, Wire, Amy, MacKillop, Lucy H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 28.09.2022; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Series: Protocol
• Subjects: Diabetes in pregnancy; Diabetes, Gestational - therapy; Exercise; Feasibility Studies; Feedback; Female; Gestational diabetes; Glucose; Goal setting; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Information technology; Intervention; Interviews; Maternal medicine; Midwifery; Mobile Applications; Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Physical fitness; Pregnancy; PUBLIC HEALTH; Questionnaires; Smartphone; Smartphones; Womens health; PUBLIC HEALTH; Diabetes in pregnancy; Information technology; Maternal medicine
• ISSN: 2044-6055; 2044-6055
• DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062525

IntroductionPhysical activity (PA) interventions have a promising role in the management of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Digital technologies can support PA at scale and remotely. The protocol describes a study designed to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a complex intervention...