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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Aug;132(2):496–505. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002726

Table 1.

Select Ongoing Studies of Early Diagnosis and/or Treatment of GDM

Study Name Principal Investigator/Institution Target Sample Size Key Inclusion Criteria Intervention Primary Outcome(s)
Early Screen and Treatment for Gestational Diabetes NCT02377531 Alejandro R. Rodriguez/University of South Florida 1020 BMI>30 kg/m2, 12–18 weeks gestation 2-step screening* and diagnosis at 12–18 weeks gestation followed by treatment if diagnosed Composite perinatal morbidity
Pre-diabetes: can early INTervention improve pregnancy Outcome (PINTO) ACTRN12615000904572 Ruth Hughes/University of Otago 150 HbA1c+ at <14 weeks gestation of 5.9–6.4% Blood sugar monitoring beginning at <14 weeks gestation and medication as required Preeclampsia; neonatal composite outcome
Early Gestational Diabetes Screening in the Gravid Obese Woman (EGGO) NCT01864564 Lori M. Harper/University of Alabama at Birmingham 960 BMI≥30 kg/m2, 14–18 weeks gestation, no prior cesarean-section 2-step screening* at 14–18 weeks gestation followed by treatment if diagnosed Composite perinatal outcome
Treatment of Booking GDM (TOBOGM) ACTRN12616000924459 David Simmons/Western Sydney University 800 GDM by IADPSG criteria at <20 weeks gestation Delayed GDM treatment (24–28 weeks); blinded Pregnancy-induced hypertension; neonatal composite outcome

BMI=body mass index.

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HbA1c=hemoglobin A1c *2-step screening: 50 gram non-fasting glucose load screening test followed by a 100 gram oral glucose tolerance test for diagnosis. (1)