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

D-chiro Inositol in Prevention of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in High Risk Pregnant Women in China

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04801485
Enrollment
291
Registered
2021-03-17
Start date
2021-01-01
Completion date
2023-05-01
Last updated
2025-04-17

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

Conditions

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTD-chiro inositol

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

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTPlacebo

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.

Sponsors

Quzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Women's Hospital School Of Medicine Zhejiang University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)

Masking description

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.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

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

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
the incidence of gestational diabetes24-28th weeks gestationThe number of cases and incidence of gestational diabetes according to OGTT

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
the perinatal outcomes-1Deliverythe incidence of macrosomia (macrosomia refers to a newborn weighs more than 4 kg)
the perinatal outcomes-2Deliveryweight gain during pregnancy (kg)
the perinatal outcomes-3Deliverythe Caesarean-section incidence (%)

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026