This study includes a behavioral educational intervention that focuses on healthy eating and physical activity during pregnancy and the postpartum among women newly diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
This is a pilot trial in which 30 women newly diagnosed with gestational diabetes are randomized to either one of two groups: 1) active internet intervention or 2) self-directed educational intervention. The primary pregnancy outcome is change in A1C. The primary postpartum outcome is weight.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
24
Participants receive lifestyle counseling on healthy eating and physical activity through an internet-based program or self-directed educational program.
University of North Carolina clinics
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Change in glycosylated hemoglobin
Time frame: Baseline and 36 weeks gestation
Change in weight after pregnancy
Time frame: 6 weeks postpartum to 24 weeks postpartum
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