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p-GDm: Prevention of gestational diabetes. A qualitative study of pregnant women's attitudes and willingness to engage with interventions to prevent gestational diabetes

p-GDm: A qualitative study of pregnant women's attitudes and willingness to engage with interventions to prevent gestational diabetes

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Unknown
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN14781872
Enrollment
40
Registered
2020-04-01
Start date
2020-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Gestational diabetes Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

Women at risk of gestational diabetes will be recruited from the nuchal screening clinic and invited to take part in a recorded face-to-face structured interview. Each interview will take 30-40 minute

Sponsors

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study. 2. Female, aged 18 years or above 3. First trimester of pregnancy 4. At risk of GDM, assessed by one of the following: 4.1. Pre-pregnancy obesity (BMI>30kg/m²) 4.2. Previous diagnosis of GDM 4.3. Previous large baby (birth weight >4.5kg) 4.4. A first-degree relative with diabetes 4.5. Belonging to a high-risk ethnic group (South Asian, Chinese, Afro-Caribbean or Middle Eastern)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe congenital anomaly found on ultrasound 2. Planned termination 3. Significant pre-pregnancy comorbidity including renal failure, severe liver disease, organ transplant, cardiac failure, psychiatric conditions requiring in-patient admission, history of eating disorder 4. Diagnosed diabetes or gestational diabetes 5. Hyperemesis gravidarum 6. Unable to understand English

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Women's willingness to engage with blood glucose monitoring and dietary and physical activity interventions in early pregnancy assessed using qualitative interviews analysed with thematic analysis—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Assessed by qualitative interview analysed with thematic analysis: 1. Acceptability of: 1.1. Being informed they are a high risk of GDM 1.2. Testing blood glucose levels before a formal diagnosis of GDM 1.3. Different interventions to reduce the risk of GDM 2. Use of technology: 2.2. Blood glucose meters 2.3. App 3. Feedback: 3.1. Blood glucose levels 3.2. Text messages—

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactPamela Dyson
pamela.dyson@ocdem.ox.ac.uk+44 (0)1865 857349

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026