Text-message Reminders to Increase Rates of Postpartum Diabetes Screening in Women With Gestational Diabetes

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Diabetes, Gestational

In brief

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to see whether a text-message reminder system will increase the number of women who complete their diabetes screening after delivery. Study Design: Prospective randomized control trial Hypothesis: Gestational diabetics will be significantly more likely to follow up with their postpartum screening for diabetes if they receive text-message reminders to set up their lab appointment compared to those who receive usual care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02013557

Run by

University of South Florida

People needed

57

Starts

2014-01-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-01-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women diagnosed with gestational diabetes (GDM) based on a 100-g, 3-hour glucose tolerance test with 2 or more abnormal values according to the Carpenter-Coustan criteria OR Women with a 50-g, 1-hour loading test >200mg/dl.
• Diagnosed with GDM at least at 24 weeks gestation or later
• Access to a personal mobile phone with text-messaging capabilities.
• Age 18 or greater
• Able to provide written and informed consent in English or Spanish language

You may not qualify if…

• Women that were ever diagnosed with diabetes outside of pregnancy.

Where it is running

• Tampa General Hospital — Tampa, Florida, United States

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