Preconception care and gestational diabetes prevention in Bangladesh

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Effects of preconception care on prevention of gestational diabetes; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN97130017
• Lead Sponsor: on-Communicable Disease Control Program of Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-08-23
• Last Update Posted: 4 September 2023
• Study Completion: 2026-08-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 624

Inclusion Criteria

1. Women aged 18-40 years and planning pregnancy within 6 months to 1 year.
2. Permanent residents.
3. Willing to participate and be available for the whole period of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Known case of T2DM, prediabetes
2. Previous history of GDM.
3. Women diagnosed with any physical or mental illness at the time of screening.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gestational diabetes (GDM) will be identified according to the IADPSG (International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study) criteria using an oral glucose tolerance test at the first antennal visit, 24-48 weeks (if find normal at ANC visit), and 32-36 weeks (if find normal at 24-28 weeks).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Diabetes and prediabetes will be identified according to WHO criteria using an oral glucose tolerance test (including fasting and 2h 75-gram oral glucose test) at the time of registration, 6 weeks after delivery, and 1 year after delivery.<br>2. HbA1c by using the HPLC method, fasting lipid profile (including total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-C, and LDL-C), urine RME, will be at registration, first antennal visit, 6 weeks after delivery, and 1 year after delivery.<br>3. Hb% and blood grouping will be measured at registration, and an ultrasonogram (USG) will be done at the first antennal visit. <br>4. Anthropometric measurements including height, weight, hip, and waist circumference (WC) will be taken at registration, first antennal visit, 6 weeks after delivery, and 1 year after delivery.