The Effect of Oral Probiotics on Glycemic Control of Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

NCT ID: NCT03864549

Last Updated: 2021-08-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

93 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-01-08

Study Completion Date

2021-08-01

Brief Summary

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Scientific background: Uncontrolled gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with severe maternal and neonatal morbidities. Treatment of GDM is multidisciplinary and includes lifestyle changes and medications. However, the efficacy of these treatments is limited due to poor motivation, daily painful blood tests and multiple injections.

Probiotic supplements were shown to modulate the gut microbiome by reducing the adverse metabolic effects associated with pathogenic microbial colonization. Promising effects on glycemic control and insulin resistance in non-pregnant diabetic patients were reported. However, the effect of probiotics on glycemic control in GDM has not been elucidated.

Objectives: To examine the effect of a mixture of probiotic strains given daily on maternal glycemic parameters, and pregnancy outcomes among women with GDM.

Working hypothesis: Oral administration of probiotics will be effective in glucose control of patients with GDM and their neonates without causing significant adverse effects.

Type of research and methods of data collection: A prospective randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial. Women newly diagnosed with GDM will be recruited and followed in the GDM clinic and Maternal-Fetal Medicine ward (including the research clinic) at Emek Medical Center. They will be divided into a research group, receiving the probiotic formula Femina II and a control group, receiving a placebo (2 capsules/day) until delivery. Glycemic control will be evaluated by daily glucose charts. After 2 weeks of diet and probiotic/placebo treatment and thereafter, pharmacotherapy will be started in case of poor glycemic control according to the daily glucose charts. Blood tests for glycated molecules will be performed. Fetal well-being and growth will be assessed. The primary outcomes are:

1. The rate of women requiring medications for glycemic control
2. Mean value of the mean daily glucose charts after 2 weeks of treatment with the study products.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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probiotic femina II

research group will receive the probiotic formula Femina II (2 capsules/day) until delivery.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Femina II

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

2 capsules per day until delivery

Placebo

control group will receive a placebo (2 capsules/day) until delivery.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

2 capsules per day until delivery

Interventions

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Femina II

2 capsules per day until delivery

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

2 capsules per day until delivery

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Pregnant women who were diagnosed with GDM from 13 to 32.6 gestational weeks
* 18 years old and older
* Singleton pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria

* Women with pre-gestational diabetes mellitus
* GDM diagnosed ≥ 33 gestational weeks
* Women using prophylactic antimicrobial treatment
* Immunocompromised women
* Multiple pregnancy
* Women taking oral probiotic products who refuse to stop the consumption (food-containing probiotics is not considered an exclusion criterion).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Assuta-Ashdod medical center

Ashdod, , Israel

Site Status

Rambam medical center

Haifa, , Israel

Site Status

Wolfson medical center

Holon, , Israel

Site Status

Poriya Medical center

Tiberias, , Israel

Site Status

Countries

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Israel

References

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Nachum Z, Perlitz Y, Shavit LY, Magril G, Vitner D, Zipori Y, Weiner E, Alon AS, Ganor-Paz Y, Nezer M, Harel N, Soltsman S, Yefet E. The effect of oral probiotics on glycemic control of women with gestational diabetes mellitus-a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2024 Jan;6(1):101224. doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.101224. Epub 2023 Nov 12.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37956906 (View on PubMed)

Okesene-Gafa KA, Moore AE, Jordan V, McCowan L, Crowther CA. Probiotic treatment for women with gestational diabetes to improve maternal and infant health and well-being. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Jun 24;6(6):CD012970. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012970.pub2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32575163 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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0003-19

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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