Women with a history of gestational diabetes (GDM) are at high risk of developing diabetes in the future. Sleep disturbances are emerging as risk factors for incident diabetes. The purpose of this study is to test the effects of 6-week sleep extension in women with a history of GDM and short sleep on glucose metabolism by randomized controlled study.
The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of a sleep extension intervention in non-diabetic women with a prior history of GDM and habitual short sleep duration on the outcomes of glucose metabolism. The participants will be randomized to a 6-week sleep extension intervention group, using technology-assisted sleep intervention, or a healthy living information control group. Glucose metabolism parameters will be assessed by an oral glucose tolerant test.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
18
Sleep extension aims to increase sleep duration for at least 30 minutes using weekly coaching
Participants will receive weekly health education
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Changes in Fasting Glucose
Changes in fasting glucose between baseline and 6 weeks
Time frame: 6 weeks
Sleep Duration Change
Changes in sleep duration from baseline to 6 weeks
Time frame: baseline and 6 weeks
HOMA-IR Change
HOMA-IR change at week 0 to week 6. This is an index of fasting insulin resistance, and the higher reflects greater insulin resistance. Generally, a value greater than 2 is suggestive of insulin resistance
Time frame: baseline and 6 weeks
Change in Subjective Sleep Quality
Pittsburgh sleep quality index (range 0 to 21 with higher score reflecting worse sleep quality)
Time frame: Baseline and week 6
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