Active clinical trials for "Diabetes, Gestational"

The goal of this clinical trial is to test effect of dietary management program based on the nudge strategy in gestational diabetes mellitus patients. The main questions it aims to answer is whether the dietary management program is effective for the diet management behavior of gestational diabetes mellitus patients. Participants will receive a 12 week dietary management program. The intervention group will receive a diet management program based on the nudge strategy, and the control group will receive a routine dietary management program. Researchers will compare two group's glycemic control and pregnancy outcomes and to see if effective for the diet management behavior.

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is the most prevalent complication in pregnancy. Patients' follow-up and treatment is performed in specialized GDM clinics that teach and support women in implementing lifestyle changes, blood glucose self-monitoring, and nutritional and pharmacologic therapy. Recently, mobile health (mHealth) applications have been introduced as a resource to improve self-management and follow-up among pregnant women. The proposed study will examine the efficacy of the GDM management mHealth application in improving patients' compliance and satisfaction, glycemic control, and pregnancy outcomes. A multicenter randomized controlled trial of women with GDM treated in the GDM clinics. Women will be randomly allocated to a research group that will use the GDM application and a control group that will receive regular follow-up without the GDM application. The primary outcome is patient compliance, defined as the actual blood glucose measurements/instructed measurements ×100. Secondary outcomes include glycemic control parameters, and maternal and neonatal complications.

The goal of this randomized clinical trial study is to test the potential benefits of eHealth-assisted follow-up after pregnancy complications that confer and increased risk for premature cardiovascular (CV) disease. The overarching aim is to improve short- and long-term CV health in women following pregnancy complications associated with increased risk of CV disease (hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and gestational diabetes). The investigators will develop and test a novel, personalized and user co-designed digital eHealth companion ("app") and test the app in a clinical randomized control trial. The group randomized to app use will get access to the app prior to delivery or within the first weeks postpartum, whereas the control group will not get access to the app, but receive ordinary follow-up. Both groups are invited to a comprehensive cardiovascular follow-up 14-18 months post delivery. The primary objective is to assess whether the rate of 1-year postpartum follow-up at the general practitioner's is increased with MumCare app access. Secondary objectives are to assess: expectations of (and satisfaction with) postpartum eHealth-assisted technologies, if health perception, sense of empowerment, quality of life, modifiable risk factors for CV disease (including hypertension, dyslipidemia, blood sugar control, smoking, weight), CV findings (including non-invasive hemodynamics) and biomarkers are affected by MumCare app use.

STEP-UP will promote linkage to primary care and ongoing chronic disease evaluation for postpartum women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and/or hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP).

To assess the value of serum Pentraxin-3 and high sensitive CRP in females with normal pregnancy and females with gestational diabetes mellitus in second trimester of pregnancy. To study correlations between serum Pentraxin-3 and High sensitive CRP in gestational diabetes.

The purpose of this investigation is to examine the mechanisms mediating vascular dysfunction in women who have had gestational diabetes and how metformin may be a valuable treatment tool to improve microvascular function in these women before the onset of disease.

Since gestational diabetes carries the risk of serious complications for the mother and fetus, it is very important to follow up the pregnancy carefully and consciously. Home follow-up and prenatal care of these pregnant women, whose outpatient follow-up is continued without hospitalization, gains great importance. This study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effects of home midwifery care based on the continuous midwifery care model for pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes, on the attitudes and self-care of pregnant women. The universe of this research, which will be carried out in a randomized controlled experimental type, will consist of pregnant women who applied to Çukurova University Balcalı Hospital Health Application and Research Center Gynecology and Obstetrics Department Pregnancy Polyclinic. The sample number was calculated by the Sample Size Calculator analysis and it was planned to include 24 participants in the experimental group and 24 participants in the control group. Single-blind randomized assignment and block randomization will be performed to avoid selection bias. The research will be conducted in the form of pre-test and post-test. The pre-test will be applied at the first encounter before the midwifery training, and the post-test will be applied after the 6th training. Data; It will be collected with the Pregnant Introductory Form, Intention, Attitude and Behavior Scale in Gestational Diabetes and Diabetes Self-Care Activities Questionnaire. Statistical Program for Social Science 22 will be used in data analysis. The data will be analyzed with appropriate analysis methods after testing for normality. The main subject of this research is to improve maternal and fetal health by providing continuous midwifery care at home for pregnant women who are diagnosed with gestational diabetes and are in the risky pregnancies group. With individual and continuous midwifery care provided at home, the self-care of women is strengthened and the intention, behavior and attitude towards both pregnancy and the health problem she has experienced are positively affected, contributing to the reduction of possible complications and providing a cost-effective service reveals the importance and necessity of the research.

A randomized comparison of glyburide to glucovance (metformin -glyburide) in the management of diabetes in pregnancy.

This study is a prospective, unmasked randomized clinical trial comparing the use of insulin vs combination insulin and metformin for treatment in women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The investigator's hypothesis is that the combination of metformin and insulin will be superior to insulin alone to achieve tight glucose control during pregnancy.

eMOM is a randomized, controlled trial to compare the effects of two different dietary interventions during pregnancy. The comparison is based on tissue glucose content (using continuous glucose monitoring system) in pregnant women and on neonate body composition. The recruited women (n=50) have early gestational diabetes mellitus (diagnosed before gestational weeks 13), are obese (BMI >30 kg/m²) and of Caucasian origin. Of the study diets, one is moderately carbohydrate restricted and the other one is high on plant-based protein with an emphasis on healthy Nordic foods. The study has three two-week study periods that are carried out on approximately gestational weeks 13-14 (period I), 24-25 (period II) and 34-35 (period III). Continuous glucose monitoring and other measurements (accelerometer, 3-day food record, gut microbiota, serum lipids, metabolomics, epigenetics etc.) are done during these study periods. At the beginning of the study, before study period I, the participants are randomized to either one of the intervention diets. The first study period consists of a crossover phase in which the participants receive three days' worth of food according to one of the intervention diets (according to the randomization) after which there is a three-day wash-out period. After the wash-out period, the participants receive three days' worth of food according to the other diet. After the first study period, a nutritionist advises the lastly followed intervention diet to the participant and the diet is followed until delivery. To ensure the diet is followed, the participant gets at least five personal counselling sessions, mobile reminders, recipes and food items. After delivery, the infant's body composition, epigenetic markers of cord blood and placenta, gut microbiome and urine metabolomics are measured.