Status:
UNKNOWN
Carbohydrate Counting and DASH Intervention and Pregnancy Outcomes Among Women With Gestational Diabetes
Lead Sponsor:
University of Jordan
Conditions:
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus With Baby Delivered
Eligibility:
FEMALE
25-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Study is an interventional clinical trial. Pregnant women (aged 25-40 years) diagnosed with GDM (by a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test at 24-28 weeks' gestation) will be recruited conveniently from Ob...
Detailed Description
The main objective of this study is to compare the effect of carbohydrate counting, carbohydrate counting and DASH diet dietary interventions and a general dietary intervention on glycemic control, ma...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Jordanian pregnant women with GDM at 24 -28 gestational weeks.
- Aged 25-40 with no-personal history of type 1 or 2 diabetes, or impaired fasting glucose (Koivusalo et al., 2016).
- Singleton gestation (Louie et al., 2011).
- Absence of chronic diseases such as hypertension, hepatic and kidney disease and cancer, and psychiatric disorder (Ma et al., 2014).
- Absence of the use of medication that influences glucose metabolism, such as continuous therapy with oral corticosteroids (Koivusalo et al., 2016)
- Pregnant women who do not have special dietary requirements (Louie et al., 2011).
- Nonsmoker or nonalcoholic drinker during pregnancy (Louie et al., 2011) Well educated and well cooperative, more than 10 years of formal schooling (Ma et al., 2014).
Exclusion
- Non- Jordanian pregnant women or Jordanian pregnant women with GDM at \<24 or \>28 gestational weeks.
- Aged \> 40 years with multiple gestation and suspected over-diabetes (Koivusalo et al., 2016).
- Multiple gestations (Louie et al., 2011).
- Presence of chronic diseases, severe psychiatric disorder. Women with the risk factors for placental insufficiency, or history of preeclampsia (Ma et al., 2014; Koivusalo et al., 2016).
- Presence of the use of medication that influences glucose metabolism, such as continuous therapy with oral corticosteroids (Koivusalo et al., 2016)
- Pregnant women who have special dietary requirements (Louie et al., 2011).
- Who smoked or consumed alcohol during pregnancy (Louie et al., 2011)
- Less than 10 years of formal schooling or previous intensive nutrition education or intervention for diabetes (Ma et al., 2014).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 20 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 20 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
180 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03244579
Start Date
August 20 2017
End Date
October 20 2019
Last Update
November 26 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Sabika Allehdan
Amman, Jordan, 009626