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Strawberry Candy Twists as an Alternative Screen for Gestational Diabetes: A Prospective Trial

Baylor College of Medicine · NCT02610179

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–64 · Women only
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
617
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
April 2015
Record last updated
May 11, 2023

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What the study is about

The goal of this prospective study is to determine whether there is superiority of 10 Twizzlers to the 50 gram glucola beverage for screening for GDM in a population based study.

Being studied: Standard Glucola GCT; Twizzlers challenge

Conditions: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Pregnant
  • 24 to 28 weeks gestation
  • Singleton or twin or triplet gestation
  • Willing to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

  • Known Type II DM
  • Known Type I DM
  • On oral or injectable corticosteroids
  • 50 gram glucola beverage GCT of greater than or equal to 190 mg/dl

Recruiting US locations

  • Ben Taub General Hospital

    Houston, TX 77030

    Site contact: Kjersti Aagaard, MD, PhD · 713-798-8467 · aagaardt@bcm.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Kjersti Aagaard, MD, PhD · 713-798-8467 · aagaardt@bcm.edu
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