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Prevention of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus With Lifestyle Intervention Among Women of Advanced Maternal Age.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Interventions
Behavioral: mobile-based combining with hospital-based lifestyle interventions
Registration Number
NCT05421845
Lead Sponsor
Peking University
Brief Summary

This is a single-blind randomized controlled trial, aiming to evaluate the preventive effects of mobile-based combining with hospital-based lifestyle interventions on GDM among women with advanced maternal age. It will be conducted in Beijing, with a sample size of 346. All eligible pregnant women will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group, and followed up to delivery.

Detailed Description

After the adjustment of fertility policy in China, the prevalence of advanced maternal age (AMA) has become a crucial issue in maternal health care. AMA can greatly increase the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during pregnancy. However, there is still a lack of high-quality evidence on GDM preventive interventions for AMA pregnancy in China.

In this randomized study, the investigators aim to examine whether mobile-based combining with hospital-based lifestyle interventions have preventive effects on GDM in AMA pregnancies. The investigators will enroll a total of 346 singleton pregnant women in Peking University First Hospital and randomly assign them to either the intervention or control group. Information of maternal characteristics will be obtained at recruitment. At each prenatal visit, weight and blood pressure of all participants will be measured. For each participant, fasting venous blood samples will be collected at \<14 weeks of gestation, 24-28 weeks of gestation and pre-labor, and respectively assayed for fasting plasma glucose, glycated hemoglobin. The primary outcome is the incidence of GDM. The secondary outcomes include maternal glycated hemoglobin level, maternal fasting plasma glucose level, maternal complications, pregnancy outcomes, etc.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
346
Inclusion Criteria
  • local resident in Beijing
  • Singleton pregnancy
  • Aged ≥35 years
  • Overweight or obesity (Body mass index is between 24 and 27.9 kg/m2 or ≥28 kg/m2)
  • ≤12 weeks of gestation
  • written informed consent is obtained
Exclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes before pregnancy
  • Diagnosed with GDM or impaired glucose tolerance at enrollment
  • use of medication that influences glucose metabolism currently, such as metformin, etc.
  • multiple pregnancy
  • current substance abuse
  • unable to exercise due to physical disability
  • diagnosed severe psychiatric disorder
  • Other conditions not suitable for intervention as judged by physicians

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Lifestyle intervention groupmobile-based combining with hospital-based lifestyle interventionsParticipants will be given mobile- and hospital-based lifestyle interventions. The mobile-based interventions including dietary guidance, exercise supervision and weight monitoring will be conducted by trained physicians through WeChat group on cell phone every 1 to 2 weeks. Participants need to report their physical activity and weight information every week through WeChat group. Hospital-based intervention is a ≥5 minutes one-to-one and face-to-face personalized lifestyle counselling leading by a trained physician every 4 weeks during \<14 weeks of gestation, every 2 weeks during 14-28 weeks of gestation, and once a week during ≥28 weeks of gestation. Participants' dietary information will be collected for any 3 consecutive days chosen by participants during 12-14 weeks of gestation, 24-28 weeks of gestation and \>36 weeks of gestation respectively using a food frequency questionnaire.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
incidence of gestational diabetes mellitusfrom 24 weeks of gestation to delivery.

diagnosed by the oral glucose tolerance test

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Gestational age at birthat delivery

in weeks

Apgar score1 min and 5 min

Apagr score

maternal glycated hemoglobin levelat <14 weeks of gestation, 24-28 weeks of gestation, and pre-labor

obtained from fasting venous blood samples

maternal fasting plasma glucose levelat <14 weeks of gestation, 24-28 weeks of gestation, and pre-labor

obtained from fasting venous blood samples

maternal gestational weight gainfrom recruitment to delivery

in kilograms

incidence of gestational hypertensionfrom 20 weeks of gestation to delivery.

defined as a systolic blood pressure of ≥140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure of ≥90 mmHg occurring after 20 weeks of gestation

incidence of pre-eclampsiafrom 20 weeks of gestation to delivery.

defined as a systolic blood pressure of ≥140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure of ≥90 mmHg occurring after 20 weeks of gestation in a previously normotensive woman combined with new-onset proteinuria of ≥0.3 g/24 h

delivery modeat delivery

such as vaginal delivery, ceseran delivery, operative vaginal delivery

birthweightat delivery

in original scale (g) or z-score

Macrosomiaat delivery

defined as a birth weight of \> 4000 g

low birthweightat delivery

defined as a birth weight of \< 2500 g

Premature deliveryat delivery

less than 37 weeks' gestational age

maternal dietary informationany 3 consecutive days chosen randomly by participants during 12-14 weeks of gestation, 24~28 weeks of gestation and >36 weeks of gestation respectively

food species and servings

maternal physical activity informationevery 1-2 weeks during enrollment to delivery

type of physical activity and time spend on it weekly

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Peking University First Hospital

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Beijing, Beijing, China

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