Skip to content

A Culturally-tailored Personalized Nutrition Intervention in South Asian Women at Risk of Gestational Diabetes

Diabetes, Gestational

This trial will assess the impact of a culturally tailored, personalized nutrition intervention on glycemic response to an oral glucose load (as measured by the area-under-the curve glucose) in high-risk pregnancies of South Asian women. The intervention targets two at-risk individuals: mother and infant, "breaking the cycle" of maternal gestational dysglycemia, excess infant adiposity and insulin resistance, and CVD in both mother and baby. The findings of this study will be important in guiding future evidence-based recommendations and public health policies to manage gestational glycemia in pregnant women at risk of GDM.

null

Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    FEMALE
  • Eligible Ages:

    18 and up

Participation Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* pregnant
* South Asian ancestry
* gestational week 12-18
* singleton pregnancy
* at least 2 of the following:

1. age \> 29
2. low diet quality (assessed with a short diet questionnaire)
3. family history of type 2 diabetes in first-degree relative
4. gestational diabetes during a previous pregnancy
5. pre-pregnancy body-mass-index ≥23.17

Exclusion Criteria:

* type 1 or type 2 diabetes
* high blood pressure (\>140 mm Hg systolic or \>90 mm Hg diastolic)
* poor understanding of English
* unwillingness to modify diet
* at high risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes other than gestational diabetes (e.g. twins or higher-order multiples, use of fertility treatment(s), pre-existing hypertension, history of placenta previa or pre-term birth)
* enrollment in another study
* does not have a smartphone
* not willing to walk
* excessive nausea and/or vomiting

Study Location

Farah Khan
Farah Khan
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada

Contact Study Team

Backup Contact

Dipika Desai, MSc

[email protected]
9055212100
Primary Contact

Farah Khan, MMBS

[email protected]
2897751356
Study Sponsored By
McMaster University
Participants Required
More Information
Study ID: NCT03607799