Timing of Ambulation and Infant Birth Weight in Gestational Diabetes

Description

This is a randomized controlled trial to assess the effect of routine exercise counseling compared to the recommendation for postprandial ambulation on infant birthweight among pregnant people with gestational diabetes mellitus. The primary outcome is birthweight percentile for gestational age at delivery. Secondary outcomes include feasibility and acceptability, need for metformin or insulin for glycemic control, mode of delivery, neonatal hypoglycemia. Participants will be counseled to either complete 20 minutes of walking after meals, or be counseled with routine exercise counseling of 30 minutes of low-impact 5x a week. Their activity will be tracked by "FitBit" pedometers and uploaded via bluetooth to a database for review. They will continue to receive routine obstetric and diabetes care.

Conditions

Gestational Diabetes, Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy in Diabetic, Fetal Macrosomia

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This is a randomized controlled trial to assess the effect of routine exercise counseling compared to the recommendation for postprandial ambulation on infant birthweight among pregnant people with gestational diabetes mellitus. The primary outcome is birthweight percentile for gestational age at delivery. Secondary outcomes include feasibility and acceptability, need for metformin or insulin for glycemic control, mode of delivery, neonatal hypoglycemia. Participants will be counseled to either complete 20 minutes of walking after meals, or be counseled with routine exercise counseling of 30 minutes of low-impact 5x a week. Their activity will be tracked by "FitBit" pedometers and uploaded via bluetooth to a database for review. They will continue to receive routine obstetric and diabetes care.

Assessment of the Effect of Postprandial Ambulation on Birth Weight Percentile in Patients With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

Timing of Ambulation and Infant Birth Weight in Gestational Diabetes

Condition
Gestational Diabetes
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Providence

Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02905

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Patients who are diagnosed with gestational diabetes and receive care at the Maternal Fetal Medicine Diabetes in Pregnancy Program and who are fluent in English or Spanish.
  • * Pre-existing type 1 or type 2 diabetes, and those diagnosed with gestational diabetes in the first trimester. Patients who are either physically unable to ambulate or who have other contraindications to ambulation.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 50 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island,

Study Record Dates

2024-12-31