Insulin Action During Pregnancy in Woman at High Risk for Gestational Diabetes

Completed

Conditions studied: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

In brief

The project objective is to validate a new indirect estimate of insulin status in both pregnant African-American women and Caucasian women in southern Louisiana who are at risk for gestational diabetes mellitus. There are racial differences in carbohydrate metabolism that are potentially linked to complications during pregnancy and to increased risks of obesity and diabetes in later life. The investigators will explore the use of indexes of insulin status to identify the metabolic risk profile of pregnant women which may vary by race. Understanding whether there are differences which vary by race may influence clinical screening and treatment of pregnant women.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00687479

Run by

Woman's

People needed

175

Starts

2006-01-01

Expected to finish

2009-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-12-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 42. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18-42 years of age
• at 20-30 weeks of gestation
• Caucasian or African-American and non-users of medications known to influence carbohydrate metabolism.

You may not qualify if…

• <18 years or >42 years of age
• non-Caucasian or non-African-American ethnicity
• use of drugs that could interfere with glucose or insulin metabolism; or health problems such as diabetes mellitus or liver, heart, lung and kidney diseases

Where it is running

• Woman's Hospital Pathology Laboratory — Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

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