Status:
COMPLETED
An Exercise Intervention to Prevent Gestational Diabetes
Lead Sponsor:
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Conditions:
Gestational Diabetes
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are at substantially increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and obesity, currently at epidemic rates in the United States. GDM, therefore...
Detailed Description
The primary goals of the application are to investigate the effects of a motivationally-tailored, individually targeted 12-wk physical activity intervention on 1) risk of GDM in women at high risk of ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- history of gestational diabetes or overweight (\>25 kg/m2) with family history of type 2 diabetes
- sedentary
Exclusion
- history of diagnosis of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease or chronic renal disease
- current medications which adversely influence glucose tolerance
- not planning to continue the pregnancy to term
- \>16 weeks gestation
- contraindications to participating in moderate physical activity
- inability to read English at a 6th grade level
- self-reported participation in \>30 min of moderate or vigorous-intensity exercise on \>3 days/wk
- prior participation in the study
- non-singleton pregnancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
488 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00728377
Start Date
July 1 2007
End Date
November 1 2012
Last Update
October 26 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Batstate Medical Center
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 01199