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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Implications for Cardiovascular Disease Risk
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Boston |
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Massachusetts |
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02115 |
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Healthy - Normotensive - Gestational Diabetes Mellitus - Cardiovascular Disease |
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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 in women who have had a pregnancy complicated by diabetes
as compared with women who have had a normal pregnancy.
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| Study Summary: |
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| Criteria: |
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy women of self-identified African descent (black) and European (white)
ancestry
- 18-40 years of age
- Regular menstrual cycles
- 5 or less years postpartum
- Have either a normal or a GDM index pregnancy history
- Are in good health free of thyroid, cardiac, or renal disease
Exclusion Criteria:
- If you are pregnant
- If you are lactating
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| NCT ID: |
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NCT00550979 |
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Principal Investigator
Rhonda Bentley-Lewis, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Kaitlyn Barnes, BA
Phone: 617-724-3504
Email: RBLResearchGroup@partners.org
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| Backup Contact: |
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Email: rbentleylewis@partners.org
Rhonda Bentley-Lewis, MD
Phone: 617-726-2874
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| Location Contact: |
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Boston, Massachusetts 02115
United States
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Site Status: Recruiting |
| Data Source: |
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ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Date Processed: |
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May 24, 2013 |
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