Strawberry Candy Twists as an Alternative Screen for Gestational Diabetes: A Prospective Trial

Description

The goal of this prospective study is to determine whether there is superiority of 10 Twizzlers to the 50 gram glucola beverage for screening for GDM in a population based study.

Conditions

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this prospective study is to determine whether there is superiority of 10 Twizzlers to the 50 gram glucola beverage for screening for GDM in a population based study.

Strawberry Candy Twists as an Alternative Screen for Gestational Diabetes: A Prospective Trial

Strawberry Candy Twists as an Alternative Screen for Gestational Diabetes: A Prospective Trial

Condition
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Houston

Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Pregnant
  • * 24 to 28 weeks gestation
  • * Singleton or twin or triplet gestation
  • * Willing to participate in the study
  • * Known Type II DM
  • * Known Type I DM
  • * On oral or injectable corticosteroids
  • * 50 gram glucola beverage GCT of greater than or equal to 190 mg/dl

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 64 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Baylor College of Medicine,

Kjersti Aagaard, MD, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Baylor College of Medicine

Study Record Dates

2027-03