Impact of Nutrition and Glucose levels in Obstetrics – the Frank(furt) method

Organizational Data

DRKS-ID:
DRKS00032967
Recruitment Status:
Recruiting ongoing
Date of registration in DRKS:
2023-12-29
Last update in DRKS:
2024-03-11
Registration type:
Prospective

Acronym/abbreviation of the study

INGO

URL of the study

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Brief summary in lay language

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Brief summary in scientific language

The aim of the study is to examine the influence of nutrition, which is characterized by nutritional variables such as stability of glucose levels and number of hyperglycemia and HbA1c, LDL, HDL, triglycerides, cholesterol, fructosamine, on the (1) time of birth and (2) progression, so time in first stage of labor and (3) to record the experience of pain. The scientific background is the influence of hyperglycemia on plasmatic prostaglandin levels. Particularly in the case of obesity with a BMI >30kg/m2, the effect of changing diet by maintaining a glucose level that is as constant as possible on the outcome of the birth must be recorded. According to the study hypothesis, a stable blood sugar level brought about by the lifestyle intervention (controlled via continuous glucose measurement in the tissue using a CGM sensor) should enable a faster, less painful birth and be associated with a lower rate of cesarean sections.

Health condition or problem studied

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First pregnancy in 36th week with maternal obesity
Healthy volunteers:
Yes

Interventions, Observational Groups

Arm 1:
Change in diet (constant glucose levels, avoidance of sugar and short-chain carbohydrates) from the 36th week of pregnancy in the case of maternal obesity (BMI>30kg/m2 preconception)
Arm 2:
Controll group: no changes in diet from the 36th week of pregnancy

Endpoints

Primary outcome:
time in first stage of labor
Secondary outcome:
- time of delivery in pregnancy - days after delivery date - Induction rate - Cesarean section rate and the indication, especially arrest in first stage of labor or unsuccessful induction - time of second stage of labor - epidural anesthesia yes/no - Rate of hyperglycemia, glucose levels and variability depending on diet - Average daily glucose level - HbA1c, LDL, HDL, triglycerides, cholesterol, fructosamine

Study Design

Purpose:
Other
Allocation:
Randomized controlled study
Control:
  • Control group receives no treatment
Phase:
N/A
Study type:
Interventional
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Blinding:
No
Assignment:
Parallel
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Recruitment

Recruitment Status:
Recruiting ongoing
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Recruitment Locations

Recruitment countries:
  • Germany
Number of study centers:
Monocenter study
Recruitment location(s):
  • University medical center Klinikum der Johann-Wolfang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt

Recruitment period and number of participants

Planned study start date:
2024-02-15
Actual study start date:
2024-02-22
Planned study completion date:
2025-06-30
Actual Study Completion Date:
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Target Sample Size:
72
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Inclusion Criteria

Sex:
Female
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
no maximum age
Additional Inclusion Criteria:
- Primiparous patient - Singleton pregnancy - The pregnant woman owns a smartphone that is compatible with the app "libre 3" (see manufacturer list) - BMI>30 kg/m² preconception or - fetal sonographic abnormalities in the sense of a diabetogenic metabolic state (polyhydramnios, head-abdomen discrepancy, macrosomia), without an abnormal glucose tolerance test or - previously known PCOS or known insulin resistance without an abnormal glucose tolerance test

Exclusion Criteria

- multiparous patients, - Contraindications for vaginal birth (placenta previa, fetal diseases) - Maternal diseases: preeclampsia/HELLP syndrome, uterine anomalies - Taking medication: cortisone, acetylsalicylic acid, L-dopa - diabetes mellitus type 1/2/gestational diabetes - abnormal glucose tolerance test - lack of consent

Addresses

Primary Sponsor

Address:
Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Abteilung für Geburtshilfe und Perinatalmedizin
60596 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
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Investigator Sponsored/Initiated Trial (IST/IIT):
Yes

Contact for Scientific Queries

Address:
Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Abteilung für Geburtshilfe und Perinatalmedizin
Dr. med. Anna Hentrich
Theodor-Stern-Kai 7
60596 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Telephone:
+49 69 6301 7703
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Contact for Public Queries

Address:
Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt am Main, Abteilung für Geburtshilfe und Perinatalmedizin
Prof. Dr. Dr. hc Frank Louwen
Theodor-Stern-Kai 7
60596 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Telephone:
+49 69 6301 7703
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Principal Investigator

Address:
Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt am Main, Abteilung für Geburtshilfe und Perinatalmedizin
Prof. Dr. Dr. hc Frank Louwen
Theodor-Stern-Kai 7
60596 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Telephone:
+49 69 6301 7703
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Sources of Monetary or Material Support

Private sponsorship (foundations, study societies, etc.)

Address:
Uniklinik Frankfurt
60596 Frankfurt
Germany
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Ethics Committee

Address Ethics Committee

Address:
Ethikkommission des Fachbereichs Medizin, Universitätsklinikum der Goethe-Universität
Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Haus 1, 2. OG, Zimmer 207-211
60590 Frankfurt/Main
Germany
Telephone:
+49-69-63013758
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Contact per E-Mail:
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URL:
http://www.kgu.de/ueber-uns/vorstand-des-universitaetsklinikums/dekan/ethikkommission

Vote of leading Ethics Committee

Vote of leading Ethics Committee
Date of ethics committee application:
2023-10-09
Ethics committee number:
2023-1452
Vote of the Ethics Committee:
Approved
Date of the vote:
2023-12-28

Further identification numbers

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IPD - Individual Participant Data

Do you plan to make participant-related data (IPD) available to other researchers in an anonymized form?:
No
IPD Sharing Plan:
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Study protocol and other study documents

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Publication of study results

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Basic reporting

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