Group vs. Traditional Diabetes Prenatal Care

University of Wisconsin, Madison12 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to use an innovative and integrated educational curriculum to deliver prenatal care and diabetes care for pre-gestational diabetic women from approximately the first trimester of pregnancy through delivery and the early postpartum period in a group care model. The group care model will be compared to a control group, a traditional, individual care model.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pregnancy Diabetes

Interventions

Group CareOTHER

Participation in 12 group sessions with 6-10 women who are also pregnant and have diabetes.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 50 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Clinically confirmed viable pregnancy at the time of enrollment. * Able to provide consent for participation. * Diabetes diagnosed prior to 12 weeks gestation. * Initiation of care by 20 weeks gestation. * Age 18 years or older. Exclusion Criteria: * Not planning to deliver at UnityPoint Health- Meriter Hospital.

Locations (1)

UnityPoint Health- Meriter Hospital

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Compliance with glucose testing over time

Compare the glucose compliance of participants in the group care model to the control group: a traditional, individual care model.

Time frame: 2 years

Secondary Outcomes

Maternal Weight Gain (kilograms)

Compare maternal weight gain of participants in the group care model to the control group: a traditional, individual care model.

Time frame: 2 years

Length of stay for delivery (days)

Compare maternal hospital length of stay for delivery of participants in the group care model to the control group: a traditional, individual care model.

Time frame: 2 years

Presence of infection (Y/N)

Compare presence of infection in participants in the group care model to the control group: a traditional, individual care model.

Time frame: 2 years

Type of Delivery (Vaginal, C-Section, Vacuum, Forceps, other)

Compare type of delivery in participants in the group care model to the control group: a traditional, individual care model.

Time frame: 2 years

Blood Pressure (mm Hg)

Compare blood pressures in participants in the group care model to the control group: a traditional, individual care model.

Time frame: 2 years

Neonatal Birth Weight (grams)

Compare neonatal birth weight of participants in the group care model to the control group: a traditional, individual care model.

Time frame: 2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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