Study recruitment: Research to shape the future of women’s health
Women who have experienced gestational diabetes wanted for study.
Researchers at University College London are inviting women with experience of gestational diabetes to share their thoughts on genetic testing and the chance of developing type 2 diabetes in the future.
An anonymous online survey should take just 5 minutes to complete and will help researchers understand how to better support women’s health after pregnancy.
Julia Zollner Clinical Lecturer and Obstetrician at UCL, working in the field of women’s health, organising the study, said: “This research focuses on understanding the future chance of type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes.
“Some women develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy, which means having too much sugar in your blood. It affects about 6% (around 40,477) of pregnancies in the UK each year.
“Gestational diabetes can lead to health complications during pregnancy and birth and increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes later.
“We are exploring how genetic testing could help to predict who is more likely to develop type 2 diabetes after having gestational diabetes.
“We want to understand your thoughts on this genetic testing, whether you would want to know your future risk of developing type 2 diabetes and how this might influence your health choices.
“Your feedback will help researchers and healthcare providers better understand attitudes toward genetic testing.”
The survey can be viewed here with responses requested before 15th June
NOTE: DRWF will from time-to-time advise readers of ‘calls to participate’ in diabetes and related health research studies. It should not necessarily be considered that the charity is in any way connected to the study or the group issuing the call for participants. If we are involved in any way, we will make this known. We will only share external calls where we have confirmed that the study holds ethics committee approval, and the study is specific to diabetes and related health. Taking part in a medical research study is a big step and further helpful information can be found via the National Institute for Health and Care Research Clinical Trials Guide.
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