Study of a Postpartum Diabetes Prevention Program for Hispanic Women

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Diabetes

In brief

The overall goal of this randomized controlled trial is to test the efficacy of a culturally and linguistically modified, individually-tailored lifestyle intervention to reduce risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease among postpartum Hispanic women with a history of abnormal glucose tolerance during pregnancy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01679210

Run by

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

People needed

263

Starts

2013-01-01

Expected to finish

2018-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-04-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Hispanic women with one or more glucose values during the diagnostic test meeting or exceeding the thresholds defined according to the American Diabetes Association

You may not qualify if…

• history of type 1 or type 2 diabetes, heart disease, or chronic renal disease
• contraindications to postpartum participation in moderate physical activity or a low-fat/high-fiber diet (e.g., Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis)
• inability to read English or Spanish at a 6th grade level
• <18 or >45 yrs of age
• women carrying multiples

Where it is running

• Baystate Medical Center — Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

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