Trial name or title	Diet, exercise and breastfeeding intervention program for women with gestational diabetes (DEBI Trial)
Methods	Randomised, single blind (outcomes assessor), active control, parallel assignment, efficacy study
Participants	Location: USA. Inclusion criteria: diagnosis of GDM. Exclusion criteria: ever diagnosed with diabetes when not pregnant, ever diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, ever diagnosed with lung disease, haemoglobin <9.5 mg/dL, haematocrit less than 30%, SBP >= 140 or DBP >= 90 in the last month Diagnosis of thyroid disease in the last month.
Interventions	Intervention: experimental women receiving the behavioural: diet, exercise, and breastfeeding intervention Control: standard care.
Outcomes	Primary outcome: postpartum weight retention. Secondary outcomes: postpartum levels of plasma insulin, markers of insulin resistance, adiponectin, dietary fat, physical activity, and breastfeeding duration
Starting date	September 2005.
Contact information	Assiamira Ferrara, Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, California, United States, 94612
Notes	This study has been completed. No publications provided yet. Ongoing for the publication.