Clinical trial NCT05568277: Education of Pregnant Women at Risk of Gestational Diabetes
Official title: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Education Provided to Pregnant Women at Risk of Gestational Diabetes on Preventive Health Behaviors
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Pregnant Women
Gestational Diabetes
Keywords: pregnant women
gestational diabetes
Preventive Health
Education
Lead sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-10-05
Enrollment: 60
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: intervention and control group
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: There are studies in the literature showing that there is a decrease in the number of pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes and improvements in parameters related to maternal and infant health, with the education to be given to pregnant women at risk of gestational diabetes on preventive lifestyle practices such as healthy nutrition, physical exercise, and coping with stress. The aim of this study; For pregnant women at risk of gestational diabetes; education on preventive health behaviors; It is to determine the level of knowledge about GDM, risk perception and its effect on healthy living behaviors.

Detailed description: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is carbohydrate intolerance of varying degrees that begins during pregnancy or is first diagnosed during pregnancy. 4% of pregnancies are complicated by GDM. History of diabetes in first-degree relatives, history of GDM in previous pregnancies, body mass index over 30 kg/m2, significant weight gain during pregnancy, and maternal age over 25 are among the primary risk factors for gestational diabetes in pregnant women. Gestational diabetes; It causes serious maternal and fetal complications such as the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in the mother, traumatic birth, preeclampsia, cesarean delivery, macrosomic baby, and congenital malformations.

It is known that healthy lifestyle behaviors are as effective as genetic factors in the development of diabetes. Lifestyle behavior modification is an essential component of gestational diabetes management. Studies show that 70-85% of pregnant women can control diabetes only with lifestyle changes. Protective health behaviors such as being at an ideal weight, eating healthy, exercising regularly and not smoking prevent the development of gestational diabetes. As a result of the Finnish Gestational Diabetes Prevention Study (RADIEL), it was found that physical activity and dietary intervention decreased the incidence of GDM by 36% in high-risk women. It is important that these preventive health behaviors are adopted and maintained by the pregnant woman. For this purpose, it is necessary to determine the problems in the process of acquiring behaviors that protect and improve health and prevent negative behaviors. Self-efficacy level plays an important role in initiating and maintaining preventive health behaviors. Education on preventive health behaviors can improve and improve self-care behaviors by increasing the self-efficacy level of women at risk of gestational diabetes.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being between the 8th and 12th gestational weeks,
* Having risk factors for GDM (BMI of 30 kg/m2 and above, presence of diabetes in 1st degree relatives, diagnosis of GDM in previous pregnancy), being over 18 years old)
* Having a singleton pregnancy
* Ability to read and write Turkish
* Volunteering to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Being older than 12 weeks of pregnancy
* Not having risk factors for GDM (BMI of 30 kg/m2 and above, presence of diabetes in 1st degree relatives, diagnosis of GDM in previous pregnancy), being over 18 years old)
* Having a multiple pregnancy
* Inability to read and write Turkish
* Not volunteering to participate in the study

Primary outcomes:
measure: Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ)
timeFrame: Baseline and between 30-32. gestational week
measure: Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours in Pregnancy Scale
timeFrame: Baseline and between 30-32. gestational week
measure: Pregnancy Risk Perception Questionnaire (PRPQ)
timeFrame: Baseline and between 30-32. gestational week
measure: Diabetes Self-Efficacy Scale
timeFrame: between 30-32. gestational week
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
name: Gulten Guvenc
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
citation: Rono K, Stach-Lempinen B, Eriksson JG, Poyhonen-Alho M, Klemetti MM, Roine RP, Huvinen E, Andersson S, Laivuori H, Valkama A, Meinila J, Kautiainen H, Tiitinen A, Koivusalo SB. Prevention of gestational diabetes with a prepregnancy lifestyle intervention - findings from a randomized controlled trial. Int J Womens Health. 2018 Aug 27;10:493-501. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S162061. eCollection 2018.
citation: Koivusalo SB, Rono K, Klemetti MM, Roine RP, Lindstrom J, Erkkola M, Kaaja RJ, Poyhonen-Alho M, Tiitinen A, Huvinen E, Andersson S, Laivuori H, Valkama A, Meinila J, Kautiainen H, Eriksson JG, Stach-Lempinen B. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Can Be Prevented by Lifestyle Intervention: The Finnish Gestational Diabetes Prevention Study (RADIEL): A Randomized Controlled Trial. Diabetes Care. 2016 Jan;39(1):24-30. doi: 10.2337/dc15-0511. Epub 2015 Jul 29.
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