Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Implications for Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

In brief

The purpose of this research study is to look at whether there are differences in blood vessel function, risk for developing diabetes (high blood sugar), lipid (blood fat) levels, and levels of other blood markers in women who have had a pregnancy complicated by diabetes as compared with women who have had a normal pregnancy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00550979

Run by

Brigham and Women's Hospital

People needed

96

Starts

2007-09-01

Expected to finish

2014-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-08-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Healthy women of self-identified African descent (black) and European (white) ancestry
• 18-40 years of age
• Regular menstrual cycles
• 5 or less years postpartum
• Have either a normal or a GDM index pregnancy history
• Are in good health free of thyroid, cardiac, or renal disease

You may not qualify if…

• If you are pregnant
• If you are lactating

Where it is running

• Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States (enrolling)
• Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States (enrolling)

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