D-chiro Inositol in Prevention of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in China

NCT ID: NCT04801485

Last Updated: 2025-04-17

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

291 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-01-01

Study Completion Date

2023-05-01

Brief Summary

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Inositol is a type of food additives, which plays an important role in insulin signal pathway and is related to insulin sensitivity. Our randomized, double-centered, placebo-controlled study is planned to recruit 360 pregnant women who is in high risk for gestational diabetes. They will be assumed randomly 1 g of D-chiro inositol per day or placebo from 12-16th gestational weeks until Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) at 24-28th gestational weeks. Perinatal outcomes about delivery time, neonatal weight will be registered.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Caregivers
The random number table is compiled by the investigator who is specially responsible for grouping and saved. The investigator packaged and coded drugs according to random number table, and recorded. The packaged and numbered drugs are stored in the enrollment office.

When the participants meet the inclusion criteria by care providers (doctors), the enrollment office generates a random number for each subject. The participants received the package of drugs according to their random number, and the random number was recorded in the record book.

If there are adverse events or the subjects request to withdraw from the trial, the investigator should uncover the blind.

Study Groups

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D-chiro inositol

500 mg twice a day

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

D-chiro inositol

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Active group receives inositol 1 gram per day as well as health guidance about diet and exercise. From recruitment until OGTT.

Placebo

500 mg twice a day

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo (similar appearance but not containing myo-inositol) 1 gram per day before meals. Similar health guidance about diet and exercise. From recruitment until OGTT.

Interventions

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D-chiro inositol

Active group receives inositol 1 gram per day as well as health guidance about diet and exercise. From recruitment until OGTT.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Placebo (similar appearance but not containing myo-inositol) 1 gram per day before meals. Similar health guidance about diet and exercise. From recruitment until OGTT.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* During 12-16 weeks gestation
* Meet any of the following: prepregnancy BMI \> 24, family history of diabetes (type 1 or 2), GDM history, history of delivering macrosomia, gestational history of stillbirth;
* Willing to participate

Exclusion Criteria

* Type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosed before pregnancy
* Multiple gestation
* Mental or cognitive impairment cannot complete the study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Quzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Women's Hospital School Of Medicine Zhejiang University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Xinning Chen

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Chen X, Du Z, Zhang Z, Chen D. D-Chiro Inositol Supplementation and the Occurrence of Gestational Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial in China. Food Sci Nutr. 2024 Dec 5;13(1):e4601. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.4601. eCollection 2025 Jan.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 39803251 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Other Identifiers

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IRB-20190035-R

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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