Moderate-to-vigorous Physical Activity for Glycemic Control in Patients With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus; Exercise

Treatments: Behavioral: Moderate-to-vigorous intensity exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01748305

e8631

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients with newly diagnosed gestational diabetes will be recruited. The control group with get routine diet and exercise counseling. The intervention group will be instructed to get moderate-to-vigorous intensity exercise; they will walk on a treadmill one time with supervision in order to be instructed how hard to work. All participants will keep an exercise log for 3 weeks and will wear an accelerometer for 1 week. The primary outcome is glucose control, specifically the need for medication in treatment of their diabetes. The hypothesis is that moderate or greater intensity exercise will better control glucose and lead to less need for medication management.

Enrollment: 14 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• gestational diabetes mellitus
• singelton pregnancy
• 18 years old or older
• no medical contraindications to exercise

Exclusion criteria

• multiple gestation
• non-English speaking
• unable to exercise
• preexisting diabetes

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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14 participants in 1 patient group

Moderate-to-vigorous intensity exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Moderate-to-vigorous intensity exercise three times per day for three weeks

Treatment:

Behavioral: Moderate-to-vigorous intensity exercise