Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Disease: The Role of Vascular Dysfunction

Brigham and Women's Hospital1 site in 1 country88 target enrollmentAugust 2009

ConditionsGestational Diabetes Mellitus Pregnancy

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Enrollment: 88
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: endothelial function
Last Updated: 12 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

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 between black women and white women who have or do not have gestational diabetes mellitus.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

August 2009

End Date

January 2014

Last Updated

12 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

Female

Investigators

Sponsor

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Rhonda Bentley-Lewis, MD

Rhonda Bentley-Lewis, MD, MBA, MMSc

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Healthy women of self-identified African descent (black) and European (white) ancestry,
•18-40 years of age,
•Body mass index \< 35 kg/m2
•History of regular menstrual cycles,
•Are currently pregnant and in third trimester of pregnancy (after 24 weeks gestational age)
•Have no pregnancy-associated complications to-date
•Are in good health free of hypertension, as well as thyroid, cardiac, or renal disease.