About this trial
This study involved two management protocols to manage diabetes in pregnancy. Sixty patients having GDM will be recruited on the basis of the OGTT and randomly allocated to two management groups. One group of patients will receive counselling and the conventional method of management. while the other group will receive a tailored diet plan and physical activity with low caloric and moderate intense exercises. Both groups will receive a dietary plan based on their sugar levels weekly basis and physical activity with pharmacotherapy to adjust their sugar levels, while the intensive group will have rigorous monitoring on a monthly basis and frequent visits with repeated lab checks. This will help us to reduce short and long-term complications with improved maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Maternal age between 18-45 years
Gestational age at enrollment 24 - 28 weeks
Patients having Hba1c levels less then 6%
Disqualifiers
Patients having twin pregnancies
Patients having PCOS
Diabetes diagnosed prior to pregnancy
Patients having severe hypertension
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Dietary intervention + Physical Activity + Monitoring
- Usual care
Treatment groups
Locations
2Sponsors and collaborators
Khyber Medical University Peshawar
Lead sponsor
Northwest General Hospital and Research centre
Collaborator
Hayatabad Medical Complex
Collaborator