Status:

UNKNOWN

Prevention of Gestational Diabetes

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital Tuebingen

Conditions:

Gestational Diabetes

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-55 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Pregnancy is a vulnerable period for both a mother and her developing child. The investigator hypothesizes that diet-induced glucose excursions in the pregnant mother are a key contributor to unfavour...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pregnant women between gestational week 4 and 14 after the last menstruation (proof of b-human choriongonadotropin in urine or proof of pregnancy via ultrasound.)
  • Pre-pregnancy overweight (pregravid BMI \> = 27) or positive family history of type 2 diabetes or GDM in first-degree relatives or GDM in previous pregnancy or previous macrosomia (baby with birth weight \> 4000 g) or advanced maternal age \> = 40 years
  • Ability to understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent document prior to any study related procedures.

Exclusion

  • Age \< 18 years
  • Multiple pregnancy
  • Pre-pregnancy Diabetes mellitus
  • Intake of medication that interferes with glucose-metabolism, such as glucose lowering or increasing drugs at inclusion visit (e.g. Steroids, Antidiabetics, Insulin, Metformin)
  • Treatment with drugs with central nervous actions
  • Chronic alcohol disease and drug abuse
  • Pre-existing cardiac condition
  • Mental disorder
  • Weight loss \>10% in the previous 6 months
  • GFR \< 60 ml/min/1.73 m2
  • 2-fold increased transaminase levels in reference to the upper standard
  • Any other (clinical) condition that would endanger participant's safety or question scientific success according to a physician's opinion.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 15 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04028089

Start Date

July 15 2019

End Date

November 1 2023

Last Update

March 28 2022

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University of Tuebingen, Department of Internal Medicine IV

Tübingen, Germany, 72076