Integrated Hyperglycaemia Incentivised Postnatal Surveillance Study (I-HIPS) (I-HIPS)

Lifestyle Interventions to Prevent Postpartum Type II Diabetes Mellitus in Asian Women With a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

This study aims to test the following hypotheses in a randomized controlled trial of post-partum women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) that will be followed up for up to 4 years:

1. Post-partum pregnancy is ideal for behavioural modification and adopting a healthy lifestyle. Using the continous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensor and an exercise tracker will promote self-motivation and awareness by positive reinforcement and behavioural changes to improve diet, control body weight and increase physical activity in this group of post-partum women who are at high risk for developing Type II Diabetes.
2. The use of the continous glycose monitoring (CGM) sensor and exercise tracker will motivate women to modify their dietary food intake and physical activity over time, reducing their cardiovascular risk factors for developing metabolic syndrome by lowering their baseline blood pressure, BMI, reducing their waist circumference and body fat mass, glycaemic levels and fasting lipids within the targeted healthy range.
3. There will be an increase in the quality adjusted life years (QALYs) gained based on improvements in HbA1C and other proximal outcomes at the end of the trial.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Gestational Diabetes; Metabolic Disease
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Wearable Care Group

Detailed Description

The increased incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) resulting from increased insulin resistance has become a major health concern. GDM affects 5-10% of pregnant women in Europe, while the prevalence in Asian populations is significantly higher at approximately 15-20%. There is a need for early postpartum intervention strategies beginning soon after birth, but yet there are limited of such intervention studies conducted in Asia.

This is a randomized controlled trial and hospital-based study. A total of 300 post-partum women who attended KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) for antenatal consultation and were diagnosed with GDM using International association of diabetes and pregnancy study groups (IADPSG) guidelines at KKH, with a BMI range from 20-40, and physically fit to participate in moderate intensity walking will be approached for prospective recruitment. These subjects will be followed-up to determine if they will have normal oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) results at 6 weeks postpartum. If all the inclusion criteria is met, these women will be recruited into the study.

The recruited women will be randomly allocated to the intervention or control group. Those placed in the intervention group, which will also be known as the Wearable Care Group, will receive both a continous glucose monitoring (CGM) and an exercise tracker which will be a FitBit watch. Those placed in the control group, which will also be known as the Scheduled Care Group will receive standard medical care.

Participants randomized to both the control (Scheduled Care Group) and the intervention group (Wearable Care Group) will be followed up in the specialist outpatient clinics with a total of 7 visits for up to 4 years. Various testing will be carried out at relevant time points.

Data will be collected through questionnaires and clinical measurements. The questionnaires include socio-economic factors, a quality of life questionnaire, maternal diet, medical histories, lifestyle factors, health status, and home environment. Bio-physical measurements will be obtained from anthropometric measurements of participants, human biological materials such as blood, are collected from the participants at their follow-up time points with the I-HIPS study upon their consent.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 300
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Kok Hian Tan, MD; Phone Number: 65 6394 1099; Email: tan.kok.hian@singhealth.com.sg
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Phaik Ling Quah, PhD; Phone Number: 97732543; Email: quah.phaik.ling@kkh.com.sg

Study Locations

• Singapore
  • Singapore, Singapore, 229899
    • Recruiting
    • KK Women's and Children's Hospital
    • Contact: Phaik Ling Quah, PhD; Phone Number: 97732543; Email: quah.phaik.ling@kkh.com.sg
    • Contact: KK WAC Hospital, MD; Phone Number: 97732543; Email: tan.kok.hian@singhealth.com.sg
    • Principal Investigator: Kok Hian Tan, MD
    • Sub-Investigator: Phaik Ling Quah, PhD
    • Sub-Investigator: Wai Kheong,Ryan Lee, MD

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 21 years to 45 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Women diagnosed antenatally with GDM by IADPSG criteria (15)
2. Normal 6 weeks post-natal OGTT
3. BMI range from 20-40
4. Physically fit to participate in moderate intensity walking

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Women with serious skin conditions (e.g. eczema) that precludes wearing the sensor for 14 days
2. Women who have any other serious chronic disease such as chronic kidney disease and heart disease

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Wearable Care Group; This group will receive both a continous glucose monitoring sensor and an exercise tracker to be worn for at least 2 weeks at each study visit timepoint.	Device: Wearable Care Group; Continous glucose monitoring sensor: Study participants wear the sensor on the back of either right or left upper arm for up to 14 days. Glucose levels will be recorded from the interstitial fluid every 15 minutes using intermittent/ flash glucose scanning. Exercise tracker: A FitBit watch will be given to the participants for use to track physical activity levels.
No Intervention: Scheduled Care Group; This group will receive standard medical care with dietary and nutritional advice alone.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Clinically diagnosed Type II Diabetes Mellitus	Clinical outcomes of Type II Diabetes Mellitus development determined by oral glucose tolerance test	At 6 months (23-26 weeks) from baseline visit
Clinically diagnosed Type II Diabetes Mellitus	Clinical outcomes of Type II Diabetes Mellitus development determined by oral glucose tolerance test	At 10-14 months from baseline visit
Clinically diagnosed Type II Diabetes Mellitus	Clinical outcomes of Type II Diabetes Mellitus development determined by oral glucose tolerance test	At 22-26 months from baseline visit
Clinically diagnosed Type II Diabetes Mellitus	Clinical outcomes of Type II Diabetes Mellitus development determined by oral glucose tolerance test	At 34-38 months from baseline visit
Body mass index at the end of the 6 month intervention period	Using weight and height measures	At 6 months (23-26 weeks) from baseline
Body fat mass at the end of the 6 month intervention period	Measured using the bioelectrical impedance analysis scale	At 6 months (23-26 weeks) from baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in total energy intake from baseline at 6 months (23-26 weeks)	Assess the effect of continous glucose monitoring sensor use on total energy intake calculated using data captured from the 24-Hour recall food diary.	Baseline and 6 months (23-26 weeks)
Change in total energy intake from baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months and 36 months	Assess the effect of continous glucose monitoring sensor use on total energy intake captured using data captured from the 24-Hour recall food diary.	Baseline, 6 months (23-26 weeks), 12 months (10-14 months), 24 months (22-26 months) and 36 months (34-38 months)
Change in diet quality from baseline at 6 months (23-26 weeks)	Assess the effect of continous glucose monitoring sensor use on diet quality derived using a 24-Hour recall food diary.	Baseline and 6 months (23-26 weeks)
Change in diet quality from baseline, 6 months,12 months, 24 months and 36 months	Assess the effect of continous glucose monitoring sensor use on diet quality derived using a 24-Hour recall food diary.	Baseline, 6 months (23-26 weeks), 12 months (10-14 months), 24 months (22-26 months) and 36 months (34-38 months)
Change in physical activity from baseline at 6 months (23-26 weeks)	Assess the effect of exercise tracker use on frequency and duration of physical activity using self-reported data from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)	Baseline and 6 months (23-26 weeks)
Change in physical activity from baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months and 36 months	Assess the effect of exercise tracker use on frequency and duration of physical activity using self-reported data from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)	Baseline, 6 months (23-26 weeks), 12 months (10-14 months), 24 months (22-26 months) and 36 months (34-38 months)
Change in diastolic and systolic blood pressure measures from baseline at 6 months (23-26 weeks)	Using diastolic and systolic blood pressure measures	Baseline and 6 months (23-26 weeks)
Change in diastolic and systolic blood pressure measures from baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months and 36 months	Using diastolic and systolic blood pressure measures	Baseline, 6 months (23-26 weeks), 12 months (10-14 months), 24 months (22-26 months) and 36 months (34-38 months)
Change in body mass index measures from baseline at 6 months (23-26 weeks)	Calculating body mass index using height and weight measures	Baseline and 6 months (23-26 weeks)
Change in body mass index measures from baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months and 36 months	Calculating body mass index using height and weight measures	Baseline, 6 months (23-26 weeks), 12 months (10-14 months), 24 months (22-26 months) and 36 months (34-38 months)
Change in waist circumference measures from baseline at 6 months (23-26 weeks)	Using waist circumference measures	Baseline and 6 months (23-26 weeks)
Change in waist circumference measures from from baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months and 36 months	Using waist circumference measures	Baseline, 6 months (23-26 weeks), 12 months (10-14 months), 24 months (22-26 months) and 36 months (34-38 months)
Change in body fat mass measures from baseline at 6 months (23-26 weeks)	Using body fat mass measured using the bioelectrical impedance analysis scale	Baseline and 6 months (23-26 weeks)
Change in body fat mass measures from baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months and 36 months	Using body fat mass measured using the bioelectrical impedance analysis scale	Baseline, 6 months (23-26 weeks), 12 months (10-14 months), 24 months (22-26 months) and 36 months (34-38 months)
Change in HbA1c measures from baseline at 6 months (23-26 weeks)	Using HbA1c levels measured from blood samples	Baseline and 6 months (23-26 weeks)
Change in HbA1c measures from baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months and 36 months	Using HbA1c levels measured from blood samples	Baseline, 6 months (23-26 weeks), 12 months (10-14 months), 24 months (22-26 months) and 36 months (34-38 months)
Change in fasting lipid profile from baseline at 6 months (23-26 weeks)	Using fasting lipid profiles (total cholesterol, Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglycerides) of blood samples	Baseline and 6 months (23-26 weeks)
Change in fasting lipid profile from baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months and 36 months	Using fasting lipid profiles (total cholesterol, Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglycerides) of blood samples	Baseline, 6 months (23-26 weeks), 12 months (10-14 months), 24 months (22-26 months) and 36 months (34-38 months)

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in quality of life from baseline at 12 months (10-14 months)	Quality of life score measured using the EQ-5D-5L instrument	Baseline and 12 months (10-14 months) and 36 months (34-38 months)
Change in quality of life from baseline at 36 months (34-38 months)	Quality of life score measured using the EQ-5D-5L instrument	Baseline and 36 months (34-38 months)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: KK Women's and Children's Hospital
• Collaborators: Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences; Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Kok Hian Tan, MD, KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 6, 2021
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): May 26, 2026
• Study Completion (Anticipated): May 26, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 23, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 4, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): October 18, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 1, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 30, 2023
• Last Verified: January 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Body composition; gestational diabetes; post-partum intervention
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Endocrine System Diseases; Diabetes Mellitus; Pregnancy Complications; Metabolic Diseases; Diabetes, Gestational; Glucose Metabolism Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2020/3070

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No