The IBEP study is a randomized control trial of a healthy lifestyle intervention program for women with gestational diabetes. The primary aim of the study is to evaluate whether women with gestational diabetes enrolled in an intensive behavioral educational program (IBEP) demonstrate lower mean fasting glucose levels measured by 2 hour 75 gram oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) at 6 weeks postpartum compared to women with gestational diabetes who undergo routine gestational diabetes education and counseling.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
110
Intensive dietary counseling, increased physical activity, lactation counseling
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
The IBEP Study
To evaluate mean fasting glucose levels measured by 2 hour 75 gram oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) at 6 weeks in women enrolled in an intensive behavioral educational program compared to women with GDM who undergo routine GDM education and counseling.
Time frame: 2 years
The IBEP Study
To evaluate the amount of weight lost in women enrolled in an intensive behavioral program and whether it correlates with more favorable lipid profiles at 6 weeks postpartum.
Time frame: 2 years
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