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Study identifier: NCT04394806 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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The Early and Late Contribution of Fasting and Postprandial Triglycerides on Newborn Subcutaneous and Intrahepatic Fat in Pregnancy

Condition: Pregnancy  ·  Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver

PhaseN/A
Planned participants140
Who can joinAll sexes, 0 Years to 39 Years
Healthy volunteersYes

About this study

This study plans to learn more about how triglyceride levels in pregnancy affect newborn fat mass. Obesity in pregnancy, in the absence of gestational diabetes, is now the most common cause of large-for-gestational-age infants and increased newborn fat mass. Previous data supports the idea that maternal triglycerides, not glucose, are the strongest predictor of both total newborn fat mass and liver fat. In this study, mothers will monitor triglyceride and glucose levels at specific points in pregnancy using point-of-care meters at home. Two weeks after birth, infants will have total fat measured by air-displacement plethysmography (PEAPOD) and liver fat measures by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS). The central hypothesis is that in obesity, fasting triglycerides and postprandial triglycerides will predict newborn fat mass in a free-living environment.

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Talk to the study team

Emily Z Dunn, MS, RDN  ·  303-724-0320  ·  Emily.2.Dunn@cuanschutz.edu

Nicole Hirsch, MS  ·  303-724-0572  ·  Nicole.Hirsch@cuanschutz.edu

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Locations (1)

University of Colorado/Anschutz Medical CampusAurora, Colorado, United StatesRecruiting

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