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Metformin Use to Improve Pregnancy Outcome in Women With Type 1 Diabetes.

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Diabetic Pregnancy
Type1diabetes
Insulin Resistance
Interventions
Drug: Placebo Oral Tablet
Drug: metforminhydrochloride
Registration Number
NCT03765359
Lead Sponsor
Tampere University Hospital
Brief Summary

The study investigates whether additional metformin medication in combination with regular insulin treatment will decrease the need of insulin for women with diabetes mellitus type 1 during pregnancy.

Detailed Description

Insulin resistance during pregnancy of diabetes mellitus type 1 patients (DM1) increases the need for insulin and makes it more difficult to maintain normoglycemia. Fetal exposure to hyperglycemia induces macrosomia which increases fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Further more obesity and excess weight gain during pregnancy enhances insulin resistance and it's an independent risk factor for fetal macrosomia.

Metformin is a medical treatment for type 2 diabetes (DM2) where consequential pathophysiology includes insulin resistance. It reduces hepatic glucose production and enhances the use of glucose in muscles relieving insulin resistance. Metformin has also found to inhibit weight gain effectively.

Metformin has approved to be safe and effective in patients with gestational diabetes (GDM). It has found to reduce weight gain and improve postprandial blood glucose levels during pregnancy and reduce neonatal birth trauma in GDM. However, there are no previous studies about the use of metformin in pregnant women with DM1.

Two hundred women with DM1 will be randomized to get placebo or metformin in addition to regular insulin treatment. The sample size has been estimated to demonstrate the difference of 15 % in the need to increase insulin dosages during the pregnancy between the study groups.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
101
Inclusion Criteria
  • a pregnancy of a woman with type 1 diabetes.
Exclusion Criteria
  • multiple pregnancy, significant underlying disease (hearth disease, kidney transplant, IBD (inflammatory bowel disease ), SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus ), diseases with use of high dosage corticosteroids (severe asthma or rheumatic disease), severe complications of diabetes (nephropathy, neuropathy, gastroparesis or severe retinopathy), substance abuse, smoking, BMI <18, strong early pregnancy nausea (=hyperemesis)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Placebo Oral TabletPlacebo Oral TabletPlacebo tablets starts on 12-14 weeks of gestation. The starting dosage is 1 tablet x1 and it is increased gradually 1 tablet a week up to 2+2 tablets daily. Duration of the treatment is approximately until one week before delivery. Otherwise placebo treatment combined with regular insulin and follow-up during pregnancy follows the national guidelines.
metforminhydrochloridemetforminhydrochlorideMetformin medication starts on 12-14 weeks of gestation. The starting dosage is 1 tablet (500 mg) x1 and it is increased gradually 1 tablet a week up to 2+2 tablets (2000mg) daily. Duration of the treatment is approximately until one week before delivery. Otherwise metformin treatment combined with regular insulin and follow-up during pregnancy follows the national guidelines.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in the insulin need during pregnancyfrom 5-10 gestational weeks until the delivery

The insulin dosage (IU/ml) in two weeks sets

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pregnancy complications22-40 weeks of gestation

incidence of intrauterine death (intrauterine death after 22 weeks of gestation or fetal weigth over 500g) (%)

Newborn outcomeAfter the delivery

Acidosis of the newborn (pH)

Thigh fractional volume ultrasoundfrom gestational weeks 20 until delivery

Fetal weight estimation (g) is specified by thigh fractional volume ultrasound program

Blood glucose balance during pregnancy HbA1cfrom gestational weeks 5 until the delivery

HbA1c (mmol/mol)

Change in the weightfrom gestational weeks 5 until the delivery

Weight gain (g) during pregnancy

Rate of the operative vaginal deliveriesThe delivery

Rate of the operative vaginal deliveries (%)

Newborn variables (gestational age)After the delivery

Rate of the premature deliveries (=deliveries before 37 weeks of gestation) (%)

Incidence hepatogestosisfrom gestational weeks 20 until the delivery

Incidence hepatogestosis (%)

macrosomiafrom gestational weeks 20 until the delivery

estimated fetal weight in ultrasound (grams)

Rate of the caesarean sectionsThe delivery

Rate of the caesarean sections (%)

Rate of the shoulder dystociaThe delivery

Rate of the shoulder dystocia (%)

Rate of the perineal tearsThe delivery

Rate of the perineal tears (%)

Newborn variablesAfter the delivery

weight of the newborn (g)

Blood glucose balance during pregnancy AVG, SD, CVfrom gestational weeks 5 until the delivery

mean blood glucose (mmol/l) level, standard deviation (SD) and the coefficient of variation of the blood glucose levels

LabourThe delivery

rate of spontaneous delivery (%)

Postpartum bleedingThe delivery

postpartum bleeding (ml)

Cost benefit calculations (hospitalization)14-40 weeks of gestation

The need of hospitalization during pregnancy (days/pregnancy)

Incidence of pre-eclampsiafrom gestational weeks 20 until the delivery

Incidence of pre-eclampsia (%)

Change in the blood pressurefrom gestational weeks 5 until the delivery

Blood pressure (mmHg)

Labor complicationsThe delivery

rate of induced delivery (%)

Newborn outcome (hypoglycemia)After the delivery

The occurrence of hypoglycemia (=plasma glucose under 2.6mmol/l or usage of iv glucose infusion) (%)

Cost benefit calculations (all policlinical controls of the child)Until the age of one year

The need of policlinical controls of the child (number of visits)

high sensitive-CRP7-10, 26-28 and 34-36 weeks of gestation

high sensitive-CRP (mg/l)

Newborn outcome (intensive care)After the delivery

The need of NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) treatment (days)

Newborn outcome (Erb's)After the delivery

Incidence of the Erb's paresis (%)

Cost benefit calculations (sick leaves)from gestational weeks 12 until delivery

The need of sick leaves during pregnancy (days)

Cost benefit calculations (visits to maternity outpatient clinic or internal medicine policlinic)14-40 weeks of gestation

The need of polyclinical controls during pregnancy (number of visits/pregnancy)

Cost benefit calculations (all outpatient visits after delivery )One year after the delivery

The need of policlinical controls of the diabetic mother after the delivery (number of visits)

Cost benefit calculations (hospitalization after delivery, all departments)Up to one year after the delivery

The need of hospitalization of the diabetic mother after the delivery (days)

lipids7-10, 26-28 and 34-36 weeks of gestation

cholesterol, high density lipoprotein, low density lipoprotein, triglyserids (mmol/l)

Cost benefit calculations (all hospitalization of the child)Until the age of one year

The need of hospitalization of the child (days)

Inflammatory markers7-10, 26-28 and 34-36 weeks of gestation

adiponectin, leptin, resistin, IL-6, TNF-α (pg/ml)

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

Helsinki University Hospital

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Helsinki, Finland

Turku University Hospital

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Turku, Finland

Tampere University Hospital

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Tampere, Finland

Oulu University hospital

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Oulu, Finland

Central Finland Health Care District

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Jyväskylä, Finland

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