GooDMoMS: A Multimodel Pregnancy and Postpartum Intervention for Gestational Diabetics

University of North Carolina (UNC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus; Pregnancy

Treatments: Behavioral: lifestyle counseling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01600534

12-0810

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study includes a behavioral educational intervention that focuses on healthy eating and physical activity during pregnancy and the postpartum among women newly diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Full description

This is a pilot trial in which 30 women newly diagnosed with gestational diabetes are randomized to either one of two groups: 1) active internet intervention or 2) self-directed educational intervention. The primary pregnancy outcome is change in A1C. The primary postpartum outcome is weight.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 21 to 35 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with gestational diabetes
• Planning to delivery with the study area

Exclusion criteria

• Pre-existing diabetes (type 1 or type 2 diabetes)
• Non-English speaking
• Not planning to delivery in the study area

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

Lifestyle counseling

Experimental group

Description:

Participants obtain access to an internet-based educational intervention.

Treatment:

Behavioral: lifestyle counseling

Usual Care Lifestyle counseling

Other group

Description:

Self directed educational intervention

Treatment:

Behavioral: lifestyle counseling