NCT02355197

Antioxidants in Gestational Diabetes

Physiological Effects of Gestational Diabetes on the Placenta and Neonatal Outcome; Role of Antioxidant Administration

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Fasting and two hours postprandial blood sugar were done to all cases between 28 and 32 weeks and high blood sugar levels were found so Cases were controlled by both diet and insulin. The 200 pregnant women with Gestational diabetes mellitus were randomized using automated web based randomization system into 2 groups, Group1 received 1 gram L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C )per day from the time of diagnosis until the time of delivery in addition to routine treatment of diabetes (diet \& insulin). Group2 received only the treatment of diabetes

Detailed description

The 200 pregnant women with Gestational diabetes mellitus were randomized using automated web based randomization system into 2 groups, Group1 received 1 gram L-ascorbic acid oral once daily (vitamin C )per day from the time of diagnosis until the time of delivery in addition to routine treatment of diabetes (diet \& insulin). Group2 received only the treatment of diabetes (diet and insulin

Conditions

• Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	L-ascorbic acid	1 gram L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C …..) per day from the time of diagnosis until the time of delivery

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-01-01
• Primary completion: 2015-02-01
• Completion: 2015-02-01
• First posted: 2015-02-04
• Last updated: 2017-03-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt