Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Low Glycemic Index on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Lead Sponsor:

Universiti Putra Malaysia

Collaborating Sponsors:

National University of Malaysia

Conditions:

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-45 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether glycemic index is effective in the treatment of maternal glycemia and pregnancy outcomes in women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

Detailed Description

1\. This research is divided into 2, that are study I and study II 1. Study I, is to determine the long-term effects of intervention (low GI and SNT) on maternal glycemia, pregnancy outcomes and post...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Study I
  • Pregnant women, aged 18-45 years
  • Women diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) as early as 13 up to 28 weeks of gestation
  • Pre-pregnancy BMI \>23kg/m2 (using BMI cut-off point) for underweight and overweight of Asian as defined by World Health Organization (WHO, 2000)
  • Treated with diet controlled or on insulin therapy
  • Willing and able to comply with the study protocol

Exclusion

  • Any gastrointestinal disease that interferes with bowel function and nutritional intake (i.e., diabetes-related constipation or diarrhea secondary to neuropathy, diarrhea due to chronic inflammatory bowel disease, gastroparesis, gastrectomy, galactosemia, hyperemesis
  • Any medical problem that requires steroid (i.e., arthritis, asthma, autoimmune diseases and skin conditions such as eczema
  • Incapability to comply with study protocol or investigator's uncertainty about the willingness or ability of the subject to comply with the protocol requirements
  • Study II
  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Pregnant women, aged 18-45 years
  • Only women diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) between 16 and 28 weeks of gestation
  • Pre-pregnancy BMI \>23kg/m2 (using BMI cut-off point) for underweight and overweight of Asian as defined by WHO (2000)
  • Treated with diet-controlled alone
  • Hemoglobin ≥10mmol/l (WHO, 2011)
  • Willing and able to comply with the protocol

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03801824

Start Date

April 1 2014

End Date

September 1 2016

Last Update

January 25 2019

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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre

Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 56000