NCT03726983

The Effect of E-Health Management on Gestational Diabetes Control

Randomized Controlled Trail of e-Health Management for Women With Prior Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 112 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study was to develop an e-heath management platform(eHMP) for women with high risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and to evaluate the longitudinal effects between groups of eHMP intervention.

Detailed description

Background: Women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus are at increased risk for developing type2 diabetes mellitus or metabolic syndrome in their later life. Infants of mothers with GDM are more susceptible to stillbirth and more serious health concerns. With limited time for visits and the predicament of education, applying web-based intervention has become a convenient tool for health management. Objectives: The approved project aimed to develop an e-heath management platform(eHMP) for women with high risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and to evaluate the longitudinal effects between groups of eHMP intervention. The eHMP integrate GDM health care knowledge, self-awareness of health, self-monitoring of health status (i.e., recording weight and measurement data of metabolic syndrome risk factors and monitoring changes in data trends); participation in discussions or browsing forums; healthy lifestyle guidance and counseling; reminder systems, a token system of earning points in exchange for prizes. Methods: Pregnant women aged 18-45 years with high risk of metabolic syndrome who have a singleton pregnancy, are eligible to participate in this study. Women who agree to participate in the study will be given a participant information sheet and consent form. Participants will be recruited from the Pregnancy diabetes Clinic, at Chang Gung memorial hospital and introduced to the eHMP using the mobile phone in the clinic. Participants will also be given the URL to access to the program and they can learn the modules at home by using their home PCs, mobile phones, or tablets. They were followed up for three times: 28 weeks' gestation, 36-40 weeks' gestation and 6-12 weeks postpartum. SPSS version 20.0 software was used to compile and analyze the research data, including questionnaires and blood test for metabolic index.

Conditions

• Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Experimental group	Pregnant women who agree to take part will be assigned to a group: experimental group and control group. The experimental group will received health management support and counseling that were conducted by the researchers through the e-health management platform.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-01-05
• Primary completion: 2018-02-28
• Completion: 2018-02-28
• First posted: 2018-11-01
• Last updated: 2018-11-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan