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Improving Cardio-metabolic and Mental Health in Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Their Offspring

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Interventions
Behavioral: interdisciplinary lifestyle and psychosocial intervention
Registration Number
NCT02890693
Lead Sponsor
University of Lausanne Hospitals
Brief Summary

MySweetHeart Trial is a randomized controlled trial to test the effect of a multidimensional interdisciplinary lifestyle and psychosocial intervention to improve the cardio-metabolic and mental health of women with GDM and their offspring.

Primary objective of MySweetHeart Trial:

To test the effect of a multidimensional interdisciplinary lifestyle and psychosocial intervention in women with GDM to improve 1) their metabolic health (decrease in maternal weight between study inclusion after GDM diagnosis and at 1 yr postpartum) and 2) their mental health (decrease in maternal symptoms of depression during the same time period).

Secondary objective of MySweetHeart Trial:

To test the effect of a multidimensional interdisciplinary lifestyle and psychosocial intervention to improve other cardio-metabolic and mental health markers in women with GDM and their offspring.

MySweetHeart trial is linked to MySweetHeart Cohort, an observational cohort study that assesses the effect of GDM on offspring cardiovascular health early in life. The principal investigators of the cohort are Nicole Sekarski and Arnaud Chiolero (University Hospital Lausanne, Switzerland). Their primary objective is to assess the effect of GDM on the surrogate markers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) at birth (left ventricular mass index and subclinical atherosclerosis) and the secondary objective is to assess the effect of GDM on the cardiovascular structure and function during the fetal period and neonatal adverse cardiovascular risk factors.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
211
Inclusion Criteria
  • Women and their partners aged 18 yrs or older, with GDM at 24-32 weeks of gestation, and understanding French or English.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Women on strict bed-rest, with pre-existing diabetes or known severe mental disorder.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
interdisciplinary lifestyle/psychosocialinterdisciplinary lifestyle and psychosocial interventionThe multidimensional interdisciplinary lifestyle and psychosocial intervention will be offered on top of usual care. It will consist of individual sessions (face-to-face or telephone contact) with different members of the interdisciplinary team (dietician, physiotherapist, clinical psychologist or coach) and two group sessions.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Self-reported symptoms of depression (mother) measured by Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scalestudy inclusion after GDM diagnosis and 1 year postpartum

decrease in maternal symptoms of depression between study inclusion after GDM diagnosis and 1 year postpartum

maternal weight measured on calibrated scalestudy inclusion after GDM diagnosis and 1 year postpartum

decrease in maternal weight between study inclusion after GDM diagnosis and 1 year postpartum

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Laboratory variables (mother): Lipid levelsstudy inclusion after GDM diagnosis, 6-8 weeks postpartum, 1 year postpartum
Self-reported anxiety (mother) measured by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scalestudy inclusion after GDM diagnosis, 1 year postpartum
Self-reported recognition of hunger/satiety cues (mother) measured by Infant Feeding Style Questionnaire1 year postpartum
Physical activity (mother) measured by Accelerometerstudy inclusion after GDM diagnosis, 1 year postpartum
Aerobic fitness (mother) measured by Chester Step Teststudy inclusion after GDM diagnosis, 1 year postpartum
Grip strength (mother) measured by Jamar dynamometerstudy inclusion after GDM diagnosis, 1 year postpartum
Self-reported well-being (mother) measured by WHO Well-being Indexstudy inclusion after GDM diagnosis, 33-38 weeks GA, 6-8 weeks postpartum,1 year postpartum
Self-reported breastfeeding (mother) measured by questionnaire6-8- weeks postpartum, 1 year postpartum
Self-reported feeding to soothe (mother) measured by Food to Soothe Questionnaire1 year postpartum
Weight (infant) measured on calibrated scale6-8 weeks postpartum, 1 year postpartum
Self-reported eating behavior (mother) measured by French Intuitive Eating Scalestudy inclusion after GDM diagnosis, 1 year postpartum
Self-reported social support (mother) measured by Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey-short formstudy inclusion after GDM diagnosis, 1 year postpartum
Body composition (mother and infant) measured by bioelectrical impedance analysisstudy inclusion after GDM diagnosis (mother), 6-8 weeks postpartum (mother), 1 year postpartum (infant)
Skinfolds (mother and infant) measured by calipersstudy inclusion after GDM diagnosis (mother), 6-8 weeks postpartum (mother), 1 year postpartum (infant)
Total and regional fat mass measured by Dual-Energy X-Ray absorptiometry (mother)1 year postpartum
Self-reported food intake (mother) measured by Food Frequency Questionnairestudy inclusion after GDM diagnosis, 1 year postpartum
Cardiometabolic laboratory variables (mother), HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HbA1C, insulin, glucose, indices of insulin resistance and insulin secretion, gamma-GT, B12 vitamin, ferritine, and miRNAstudy inclusion after GDM diagnosis, 6-8 weeks postpartum, 1 year postpartum

Fasting laboratory at inclusion and in addition 75 g oral glucose tolerance test at 6-8 weeks postpartum and 1 year postpartum

Cord blood sample at the time of delivery for lipid levelsAt delivery
Cord blood sample at the time of delivery for glucose controlAt delivery
Cord blood sample at the time of delivery for insulin indicesAt delivery
Cord blood sample at the time of delivery for Ferritin and Vitamin B12At delivery
Cord blood sample at the time of delivery for miRNAAt delivery
Laboratory variables (mother): insulin, glucose, indices of insulin resistance and insulin secretion,study inclusion after GDM diagnosis, 6-8 weeks postpartum, 1 year postpartum

Fasting laboratory at inclusion and in addition 75 g oral glucose tolerance test at 6-8 weeks postpartum and 1 year postpartum

Laboratory (mother): gamma-GT, B12 vitamin, ferritinestudy inclusion after GDM diagnosis, 6-8 weeks postpartum, 1 year postpartum
Laboratory (mother): miRNAstudy inclusion after GDM diagnosis, 6-8 weeks postpartum, 1 year postpartum

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Lausanne

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Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

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