Feasibilty of Early Glucose Testing in Pregnancy
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A Single Centre Study to assess the Feasibility of Undertaking Early Oral Glucose Testing in the First Trimester at 11 to 14 weeks in Pregnant Women
IRAS ID
197555
Contact name
Mandeep Singh
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Southend University Hospital
ISRCTN Number
ISRCTN18906333
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 4 months, 0 days
Research summary
Diabetes is a condition where the amount of sugar in your blood is too high because the body cannot process it properly. When this happens for the first time during pregnancy, it is called gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes occurs in about 1 in 20 pregnancies and can be associated with complications at birth and long-term health complications for the mother and baby. Controlling the blood sugar with dietary advice and sometimes medications helps reduce the risk the complications.
There is routine screening of women at higher risk for developing gestational diabetes at 24 to 28 weeks. We want to undertake a study to see if earlier testing at 11 to 14 weeks in these higher risk women may help detect gestational diabetes sooner and help prevent complications. For us to undertake a formal study to comparing the two different times of screening, we need to know if we are able to perform the diabetes test, called an oral glucose tolerance test, on women at an early stage in their pregnancy when morning sickness is common. Many studies have undertaken this test at an early stage but we would like to do it in a systematic way so we can use the information to plan further studies.
REC name
Wales REC 6
REC reference
16/WA/0056
Date of REC Opinion
2 Feb 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion