Women With Minor Degrees of Glucose Intolerance and the Postpartum Glucose Tolerance Test

Clalit Health Services600 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to offer a 75g postpartum glucose tolerance test to women with minor degrees of glucose intolerance and to assess if these women are significantly different from women who were diagnosed as GDM (Gestational Diabetes Mellitus)

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

600

Conditions

Glucose Tolerance Impaired in Pregnancy

Interventions

75g oral glucose tolerance testDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Women with one abnormal value in the OGTT during pregnancy (minor degree of glucose intolerance) will be offered a post-partum 75g GTT (Glucose Tolerance Test), similar to that offered to women with GDM

75g GTTDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

post-partum GTT

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 45 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * healthy women (without pre-existing diabetes) who underwent an OGTT during pregnancy Exclusion Criteria: * pre-existing diabetes, or failed to perform the OGTT

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Positive post-partum GTT results

Time frame: 6-12 weeks post partum

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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