Status:

COMPLETED

Trial of Diet in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Metabolic Consequences to Mother and Offspring

Lead Sponsor:

University of Colorado, Denver

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Conditions:

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 36 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The rapidly rising risk of gestational diabetes pregnant women demands that an effective diet strategy be developed due to the high risk of fetal overgrowth, which places the newborn at increased risk...

Detailed Description

The rapidly rising incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus in overweight/obese pregnant women demands that an effective diet strategy be developed due to the high risk of fetal overgrowth, which pl...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pregnant women will be between the ages of 20-36 yrs
  • BMI of 26-39 kg/m2 at the time of diagnosis
  • singleton pregnancy
  • no oral hypoglycemic therapy before entering the study
  • diagnosed with Gestational diabetes according to the criteria established by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, specifically, they will have 2 abnormal values on a 100-g 3 hr glucose tolerance test 205, 206: Fasting\>95 mg/dL but \<105 mg/dL; 1hr\> 180 mg/dL; 2 hr\>155 mg/dL; 3 hr\>140 mg/dL.

Exclusion

  • extreme hypertriglyceridemia
  • overt diabetes
  • suspected preexisting diabetes (A1C≥6.5%, Fasting glucose\>125 mg/dL, or random glucose \>200/mg/dL)
  • women highly likely to fail diet by any of the following criteria will be excluded:1) Fasting glucose \>105 mg/dL, due to the higher likelihood of failing diet and requiring medical treatment 139; 2) Fasting triglyceride \> 400 mg/dL.
  • non-English speaking
  • Smokers (leading cause of low birth weight)
  • Risk factors for placental insufficiency (hypertension, renal disease, thrombophilias, rheumatologic disease, preeclampsia, steroid use, history of pancreatitis, infectious disease, or intrauterine growth restriction)
  • History of pancreatitis
  • History of pre-term labor
  • Taking beta blockers/glucocorticoids

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

105 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02244814

Start Date

July 1 2015

End Date

November 1 2020

Last Update

December 19 2020

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University of Colorado/Anschutz Medical Campus

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045