Postpartum Weight Loss and Exercise (PRIDE)

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.

Conditions

• Gestational Diabetes
• Glucose Intolerance

Interventions

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• THE C.B. AND IRENE PENNINGTON FOUNDATION

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Pennington Biomedical Research Center

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Leanne M. Redman, PhD · Pennington Biomedical Research Center

• Karen Elkind-Hirsh, PhD · Womans' Research Hospital

• Catherine Chamagne, PhD · Pennington Biomedical Research Center

• Timothy S. Church, MD, MPH, PhD · Pennington Biomedical Research Center

• Eric Ravussin, PhD · Pennington Biomedical Reserach Center

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

45 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2011-02-28

Primary Completion

2016-12-31

Completion

2017-12-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations