Long Term Effects of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in a Population of Parous Women (GDM)

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01637727

GDM.CTIL

GDMLTE.10

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary goal of this proposed research deals with estimating the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome in women with a history of GDM compared to women without a history of GDM. In addition, this study will attempt to evaluate the effect of parity on the late appearance of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome in this unique population.

Enrollment: 324 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The study group will include women who gave birth in Shaare Zedek Medical Center between the years 2000 and 2010.
• Women with a GDM history will be identified based on the gestational diabetes clinic files.
• Women without a history of GDM who will be the control group will be identified from the Shaare Zedek Medical Center birth registration records

Exclusion criteria

• We established the following exclusion criteria:

  • women who are diagnosed with metabolic syndrome before pregnancy or have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, and
  • women with severe chronic diseases.

Trial design

324 participants in 2 patient groups

GDM1

Description:

The study group will include women who gave birth in Shaare Zedek Medical Center between the years 2000 and 2010. Women with a GDM history will be identified based on the gestational diabetes clinic files. Women without a history of GDM who will be the control group will be identified from the Shaare Zedek Medical Center birth registration records.

GDM

Description:

The study group will include women who gave birth in Shaare Zedek Medical Center between the years 2000 and 2010. Women with a GDM history will be identified based on the gestational diabetes clinic files. Women without a history of GDM who will be the control group will be identified from the Shaare Zedek Medical Center birth registration records.