1 Versus 2 Hours Post Meal Glucose Monitoring in Gestational Diabetes on Treatment

National University of Malaysia

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Gestational Diabetes; Treatment Adherence

Treatments: Other: Home blood glucose monitoring

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05326204

FF-2022-002

Details and patient eligibility

About

A study to compare between 1 and 2 hours post meal blood glucose monitoring in patients with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus requiring treatment.

Full description

This study involves all pregnant women who attended our antenatal clinic with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus requiring treatment. They will be randomised to either 1 or 2 hours post meal self blood glucose monitoring. The blood sugar profile is a staggered 7 points. They are followed up in the research clinic until delivery.

Enrollment: 2,954 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Gestational diabetes diagnosed based on National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideline
• requiring treatment either with metformin alone or combined with insulin

Exclusion criteria

• type 1 and 2 diabetes
• bad obstetrics history
• underlying medical disorders such as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• fetal anomaly
• delivery elsewhere

Trial design

2,954 participants in 2 patient groups

1 hour

Description:

Blood glucose monitoring comprises of 1 hour post meal

Treatment:

Other: Home blood glucose monitoring

2 hours

Description:

Blood glucose monitoring comprises of 2 hours post meal

Treatment:

Other: Home blood glucose monitoring