Investigating Markers of Energy Metabolism in Pregnant Women With Insulin Resistance

NCT02109094 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2020-03-09

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Summary

The investigators seek to examine the metabolic changes that occur amongst obese and lean pregnant women with normal glycemic control as well as pregnant women with diabetes mellitus (gestational diabetes and pre-existing type 2 diabetes mellitus) compared to non-pregnant age matched controls. Given the adaptive tendency of the maternal body to use alternative energy sources such as ketones and free fatty acids rather than glucose and to shunt glucose and amino acids to the fetus, the investigators hypothesize that the amino acid and fatty acid profile will be reflective of this adaptive change and that maternal insulin resistance will result in alterations in this pattern in both the plasma and CSF. Furthermore, the investigators also hypothesize that maternal degrees of insulin resistance will also be reflected in CSF hormonal changes.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

    collaborator NIH
  • Yale University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert Sherwin, MD · Yale University

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-02-28
Primary Completion
2015-02-28
Completion
2015-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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