EMERGE Mothers and Kids

EMERGE Mothers and Kids: a Longitudinal Cohort Study of Mothers and Kids Enrolled in the Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial of Metformin in Women With GDM (EMERGE)

The EMERGE Mothers and Kids study is a follow-up to the EMERGE trial of women with GDM (N=535) that aimed to determine the effect of the addition of metformin compared to placebo on insulin initiation rates, maternal weight gain and perinatal morbidity and mortality.

The primary objectives of the EMERGE Mothers and Kids follow up study are:

1. to determine whether treatment with metformin leads to a reduction in maternal disorders of glucose, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypertension and lipids at up to 10 years post the index pregnancy;
2. to examine the impact of metformin on maternal anxiety, depression, quality of life and breast feeding duration;
3. to examine whether exposure to metformin leads to a reduction in obesity in the offspring at follow up;
4. to determine whether treatment with metformin during pregnancy, in women with GDM, leads to a reduction in adiposity in the offspring at follow up as measured by anthropometric measurements and sum of skinfolds.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Gestational Diabetes
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: No intervention as the study is observational.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 321

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Fidelma Dunne, Prof; Phone Number: 091 495 964; Email: fidelma.dunne@universityofgalway.ie
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Chloe Ryan; Phone Number: 0861436415; Email: chloe.ryan@universityofgalway.ie

Study Locations

• Ireland
  • Galway, Ireland
    • Recruiting
    • University Hospital Galway
    • Contact: Prof. Fidelma Dunne
    • Principal Investigator: Prof. Fidelma Dunne

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The population for this longitudinal cohort study is women who participated in the EMERGE randomised controlled trial and who consented to be contacted about further follow-up studies.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participation in the original EMERGE trial and consenting to further follow up.

Exclusion Criteria:

• EMERGE trial participants who did not provide consent for further follow up studies.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
To assess if treatment of GDM with metformin during pregnancy compared to placebo reduces the risk of disorders of glucose metabolism at follow up..	This will be evaluated using a 75g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and a haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). Cutoffs for diabetes, imparied fasting gluocse and impaired glucose tolerance will be in line with the American Diabetes Association diagnostic criteria (ADA 2023).	Up to 10 years post the index pregnancy
To assess if treatment of GDM with metformin during pregnancy compared to placebo reduces the risk of metabolic syndrome.	Metabolic syndrome is defined as the presence of >3 of the following risk factors (International Diabetetes Foundation 2009); Fasting glucose >5.6 mmol/L or diagnosed diabetes; High density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol of <1.3 mmol/L or drug treatment for low HDL cholesterol; Triglyceride level of >1.7 mmol/L or drug treatment for elevated triglycerides; Waist circumference of >80cm; Hypertension with a blood pressure of > 130/85 mmHg or drug treatment for hypertension	Up to 10 years post the index pregnancy
To assess if treatment of GDM with metformin during pregnancy compared to placebo reduces rates of OW and OB at follow up.	Definitions of overweight and obesity are a body mass index of >25 kg/m2 and >30 kg/m2, respectively.	Up to 10 years post the index pregnancy
To assess if treatment of GDM with metformin during pregnancy compared to placebo reduces the risk of hypertension.	Hypertension is defined as a blood pressure of > 130 mmHg systolic or >80 mmHg diatolic (Whelton 2017).	Up to 10 years post the index pregnancy
To examine the associations of GDM diagnosis, sum of fasting, 1-hour, and 2-hour glucose z-scores after 75-g load, insulin sensitivity, and lipid levels at 24-32 weeks' gestation with lipid levels at up to 10 years postpartum.	Lipid levels will be assessed by measuring a fasting sample and will be analysed using local assays.	Up to 10 years post the index pregnancy
To determine whether treatment with metformin during pregnancy, in women with GDM, leads to a reduction in adiposity in the offspring at follow up as measured by anthropometric measurements and sum of skinfolds.	Obesity will be defined as a BMI of >95th percentile or BMI > 30 kg/m2 (whichever is lower) for children 2 years and older. Overweight will be defined as a BMI of >85th percentile. Weight for height gender specific growth charts will be used for children <2 years of age and a weight-for-height which is >95th centile will be considered obese. Overweight wil be defined as a BMI of >85th percentile.	Up to 10 years post the index pregnancy

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 9, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 21, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 20, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): March 25, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 19, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 18, 2024
• Last Verified: July 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Diabetes Mellitus; Pregnancy Complications; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Diabetes, Gestational
• Other Study ID Numbers: 23-CRFG-21 (Other Identifier: Clinical Research Facility Galway (CRFG) study number)

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