Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Implications for Cardiovascular Disease Risk
The purpose of this research study is to look at whether there are differences in blood vessel function, risk for developing diabetes (high blood sugar), lipid (blood fat) levels, and levels of other blood markers in women who have had a pregnancy complicated by diabetes as compared with women who have had a normal pregnancy.
Status: Recruiting (N/A). Started on September 1st, 2007.
Enrollment: 96 subjects
Study Type: Observational
Study Design:
- Observational Model: Case Control
- Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Conditions:
Interventions:
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
Healthy women of self-identified African descent (black) and European (white) ancestry
18-40 years of age
Regular menstrual cycles
5 or less years postpartum
Have either a normal or a GDM index pregnancy history
Are in good health free of thyroid, cardiac, or renal disease
Exclusion Criteria:
If you are pregnant
If you are lactating
- Gender
Female
- Mininum Age
18 Years
- Maximum Age
40 Years
- Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Resources
Source: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
Officials
Rhonda Bentley-Lewis, MD (Principal Investigator, Brigham and Women's Hospital)
Sponsors
Brigham and Women's Hospital (Lead Sponsor)
Joslin Diabetes Center (Collaborator)
References
None.
Links
None.
- Date Verified
- November 1st, 2010
- First Received
- November 1st, 2010
- Last Changed
- November 1st, 2010
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on June 09, 2011. Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
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