THE EFFECT OF BREASTFEEDING AND DIETARY INTERVENTION ON BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES AND POSTPARTUM GLUCOSE PROFILE IN WOMEN WITH GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS

Phase 1

• Conditions: Gestational diabetes mellitus; diabetes in pregnancy

• Registration Number: TCTR20220802008
• Lead Sponsor: MARA University of Technology

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-08-02
• Study Completion: 2023-06-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: nknown
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

1. Pregnant women aged 18 to 45 years with 20 weeks of gestation or later
2. Primiparous women with a singleton pregnancy
3. Pre-pregnancy BMI more than 22.9 kg m2
4. Women who were diagnosed with GDM with more than or equal to 1 75g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) values exceeding established thresholds (fasting 5. 5.1 mmoll, 1 hour 10.0 mmoll, 2 hours 8.5 mmoll).
5. On a diet-controlled alone
6. Women who receive antenatal care at Meru Health Clinic, Sungai 7. Buloh Health Clinic, and Kuala Selangor Health Clinic
8. Have the intention to breastfeed
9. Have telephone access
10. Malaysian women

Exclusion Criteria

1. Women whose illness or medication prevented her from breastfeeding the infants
2. Infant admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
3. Women who have already diagnosed with T1DM or T2DM
4. Women who were diagnosed with overt diabetes (at least presence with one of the following; FBG more than or equal to 7.0 mmol/L or random plasma glucose (RPG) more than or equal to 11.1mmol/L)
5. Women who have a severe infection such as HIV, human T- cell lymphotropic virus type I or II infection, or active tuberculosis
6. Carrying fetus with confirmed congenital anomalies which is unable to receive breastmilk naturally
7. Women who are unable to communicate in English or Malay.
8. Multiple pregnancies

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified