View clinical trials related to Gestational Diabetes.
Filter by:In the current study we aim to determine if early glucose screening and treatment among women at high risk for GDM improves perinatal outcome and decreases gestational weight gain. Half of the participant will be assigned to an early glucose screen group (12-18 weeks) and treatment if necessary and the other half to a standard 24-28 weeks glucose screen.
This is a single site blinded RCT of 920 pregnant women with singleton gestation designed to compare the Carpenter-Coustan and IADPSG criteria for diagnosing gestational diabetes. Maternal metabolic profiles and infant growth will be assessed at randomization and at one year postpartum.
Obesity, increased abdominal fat, fat stored in the liver, and insulin resistance may all be associated with adverse maternal and fetal pregnancy outcomes. This study will examine how fat storage changes during pregnancy; and if how the body stores fat impacts one's ability to metabolize glucose (sugar) during pregnancy.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, liver function abnormality and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in early pregnancy patients, and the risk of pregnancy complications.
This project randomizes two different screening strategies for diabetes in pregnancy, among a study population of over 17,500 pregnant women and their babies (over 35,000 total) in a large diverse health maintenance organization (HMO), to determine how diagnosis and treatment based on these two strategies in routine clinical care affects complications for the baby and the mother.
Clinical trial on effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on glucose levels in pregnant patients with sleep-disordered breathing and gestational diabetes
Obesity is a growing problem in East London and every other woman who enters pregnancy is obese or overweight. In addition to obesity, other metabolic risk factors such as raised lipids, high blood pressure and diabetes increase pregnancy related complications such as preeclampsia and long term problems such as heart diseases, stroke and death. Preeclampsia, presenting as hypertension and proteinuria is a leading cause of maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. Interventions that reduce cardiovascular events by modifying risk factors also have the potential to reduce the risk of preeclampsia. The investigators work funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) in the UK showed that dietary interventions in obese pregnant women may reduce the risk of preeclampsia. The investigators propose to show that pregnant women with metabolic risk factors derive the most benefit from a simple, targeted intervention based on Mediterranean dietary pattern to reduce the risk of maternal and fetal complications . Women with the risk factors (1230 women) will be randomly allocated to dietary intervention or usual antenatal dietary advice and the risk of maternal and fetal complications will be evaluated. The remaining eligible women who are consented for lipid tests, but do not have metabolic risk factors, will be followed up for outcome data only. Diet based interventions, especially those based on a Mediterranean dietary pattern has a potential to reduce the risk of preeclampsia. In the investigators study, pregnant mothers with risk factors will be randomly allocated to either a dietary invention or usual antenatal care and they will assess their composite maternal (pre-eclampsia or gestational diabetes) and fetal (stillbirth, small for gestational age or admission to neonatal intensive care unit) outcomes. The investigators will tailor the intervention to suit the individual needs of the mother and provide nuts and olive oil to improve compliance. The study will be undertaken across the three maternity units at Barts Health NHS Trust, which delivers 17,000 women/year and two other maternity units in England. The study is supported by the office of the Mayor of Tower Hamlets which will facilitate the involvement of grassroots workers to promote recruitment and uptake of the intervention.
The purpose of this study is to verify if postprandial walks are effective in obese pregnant women, as regards to gestational weight gain and typical diseases of that period, as gestational diabetes and preeclampsia. Perinatal outcomes will be observed, such as macrosomia, shoulder dystocia and fetal death.
The prevalence of gestational diabetes is estimated at between 2 and 6%, but can be much higher in specific populations. The specific treatment of gestational diabetes (diet, control weight gain, self monitoring glucose , insulin therapy) reduces complications severe perinatal, fetal macrosomia, and preeclampsia compared with abstention therapy, without additional risk of caesarean section. Several early studies have shown that the determination of fructosamine is a very bad way of diagnosis for Gestational Diabetes. However, few studies have investigated the relationship between the determination of serum fructosamine and put under insulin in case of Gestational Diabetes. The purpose of this study is to determine if serum fructosamines rate can be a predictive marker of the starting insulin at the patients suffering from Gestational Diabetes
During pregnancy nutrition demands change and the pregnant woman needs to adjust her food intake and take into consideration the corrected daily recommendations for micro and macro nutrients. Pregnant woman tend to suffer from hyperemesis and this affects their food choice. Amongst pregnant women with Diabetes the glucose balance is extremely important during pregnancy. Glucose balance is a result of correct nutrition and an exact amount of insulin. This delicate balance requires from the pregnant women an ability to perform correct carbohydrate count. Hyperglycemia has already been proven to affect the fetus and the neonatal outcomes. Hypoglycemia may also have a negative effect but the main danger is immediate harm to the mother and therefore to the fetus. For those reasons glucose balance is crucial and demands delicate synchronization of nutrition and insulin therapy.