Effect of Very Low Carbohydrate Diet on Glycemic, Metabolic, Glycated and Inflammatory Markers in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Khyber Medical University Peshawar
- Where
- Pakistan1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Started
- Jan 2025
- Ended
- Jul 2025
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Very low carbohydrate dietary intervention
- Record updated
- 25 July 2024
- Why it stopped
- Due to less number of participants willing to participate.
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years to 40 years
- Sex
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- 2nd trimester women with GDM
- Either taking or not taking oral hypoglycemic agent or insulin
Who cannot take part
- Previously known type 1 or type 2 Diabetic patients
- Any other chronic disease
- Age less than 18 and above 40 years
This trial has no sites in United States.
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Uncontrolled Gestational Diabetes Mellitus may leads to maternal and fetal complications. These complications can be avoided by adopting the dietary modifications along with medications. Previous studies suggested that consumption of low Carbohydrate diet improves Gestational Diabetes and related complications. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect of very low carbohydrate dietary intervention on glycemic, glycemic, metabolic, glycated and inflammatory markers.
The 2 groups in the trial
- No interventionNo study treatment, for comparison
The no intervention arm will not receive counselling but will follow their routine diet suggested during their routine antenatal visits.
- InterventionTreatment being tested
The intervention arm will be counselled about very low carbohydrate diet (\<10%carbohydrate)
Treatment: Very low carbohydrate dietary intervention
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Very Low Carbohydrate Dietary Intervention in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Effect on Glycemic, Metabolic, Glycated and Inflammatory Marker: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Record updated
- 25 July 2024