Using a 24-hour continuous glucose monitor after delivery to predict future Type 2 diabetes risk in people with gestational diabetes

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This single-center pilot enrolls people with a confirmed gestational diabetes diagnosis who receive prenatal care and plan delivery at UCLA. Participants will have a continuous glucose monitor applied within two hours after delivery, wear it for 24 hours, and remove it themselves. Two brief surveys about the device experience and health will be completed at 1–3 months and again at 12–14 months postpartum. The study excludes people with pre-gestational diabetes, multifetal gestation, recent steroid or terbutaline use, certain medical conditions, or planned postpartum imaging, and it is designed to test feasibility and early predictive signal rather than provide diagnosis or treatment.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Prenatal care at UCLA Health
* Planning to deliver at UCLA Ronald Reagan or UCLA Santa Monica
* Confirmed gestational diabetes diagnosis based on 2-step approach
* Maternal age \>= 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pre-gestational diabetes (T1DM or T2DM)
* Multifetal gestation
* Intra-amniotic infection by clinical criteria
* Postpartum hemorrhage
* Maternal ICU admission
* Known allergy to medical-grade adhesive
* Presence of skin lesions at anticipated CGM application site
* Scheduled postpartum non-sonographic imaging study (radiograph, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or computed tomography (CT) scan) during trial
* Metformin use
* Steroid use
* Terbutaline use within 4 hours of delivery
* Cystic fibrosis
* MODY (mature onset of diabetes in the young)

Where it's running

• University of California, Los Angeles
  Los Angeles, California, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Christina Han, MD — University of California, Los Angeles
• Study coordinator: Rujuta Sathe
• Email: RSathe@mednet.ucla.edu
• Phone: 310-794-8893

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.