Challenging the Gold Standard: Pilot Study Comparing Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (CGMS), Capillary Glucose Monitors and 3 Hour Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) to Diagnose Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)

Completed

Conditions studied: Diabetes, Gestational

In brief

The purpose of this research study is to compare 3 methods of measuring blood glucose (blood sugar) levels to see if the finger-stick method or the continuous glucose monitoring system is better than or as good as the 3 hour glucose tolerance test (GTT) for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01074489

Run by

University of Cincinnati

People needed

7

Starts

2010-02-01

Expected to finish

2014-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-08-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Pregnant patients seen in the Center for Women's Health at University Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio between 24-28 weeks gestation
• One hour 50-g Glucose Challenge Test (GCT) value greater than 130 mg/dL.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with known diabetes mellitus
• Patients receiving steroids or oral terbutaline therapy
• Patients entering prenatal care later than 20 weeks gestation

Where it is running

• University of Cincinnati — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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