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

ConditionGestational Diabetes Mellitus

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexFemale

Age18-64

SponsorBaylor College of Medicine

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Pregnant

24 to 28 weeks gestation

Singleton or twin or triplet gestation

Willing to participate in the study

Disqualifiers

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

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Standard Glucola GCT
Twizzlers challenge

Treatment groups

617 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Baylor College of Medicine

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov