NCT01296516

Postpartum Weight Loss and Exercise (PRIDE)

Early Postpartum Treatment of Gestational Diabetes With Weight Loss and Exercise

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 7 (actual)
• Sponsor: Pennington Biomedical Research Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The overall objective of this pilot project is to test in 50 women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), the effectiveness and feasibility of an 8 month intensive lifestyle intervention to reduce the rate of metabolic abnormalities within 1 year after delivery.

Detailed description

The objective is in comparison to a group of women not enrolled in the lifestyle intervention, 8 months of intensive lifestyle intervention aimed at promoting 7% weight loss through increased physical activity and dietary modification in women with a history of GDM will: 1. decrease body weight and 2. reduce the rate of metabolic abnormalities, 12 months after delivery

Conditions

• Gestational Diabetes
• Glucose Intolerance

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Non-intervention group	A pedometer and written material on a healthy lifestyle.
BEHAVIORAL	Face to face	Motivational meetings held once per week; Behavioral sessions weill be led by a trained interventionist.
BEHAVIORAL	Telehelath Group	Participants will speak to Trestletree personnel once a week via phone.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-02-01
• Primary completion: 2016-12-01
• Completion: 2017-12-01
• First posted: 2011-02-15
• Last updated: 2021-08-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States