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Smartphone App to Restore Optimal Weight in Women With Recent Gestational Diabetes

NCT03324737 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2019-08-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Gestational diabetes (GDM) complicates about 20% of pregnancies in Singapore. These women are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes years after pregnancy; seven times more likely than normal. Achieving a healthy weight post-delivery is key to reduce the risk of future diabetes. This study, from a multidisciplinary team, intends to create a unique seamless care model to restore optimal weight post-delivery in women with recent GDM. The innovation examined in this randomized control trial is an INTERACTIVE SMARTPHONE APP. The APP monitors weight, dietary habits, and exercise activity patterns, gives feedback, and provides practical personalized lifestyle coaching that is culturally appropriate and customized to the Singapore context. If efficacy is confirmed in this RCT, the APP can be easily scaled up as a cost-effective way to potentially prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes in Singaporean women. Additionally, measurement of markers of cardiometabolic risk will give indications on future cardiovascular health, utilizing an underused opportunity to improve women's health.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Interactive Smartphone App

There are six main components to the APP. * Goal Setting: personalizes diet, activity, and weight loss goals for patients based on their starting point. * Food choices and recommendations: App has an automated and immediate recommendation of foods if the choice selected from food database is not optimal. It has a calorie and nutrients tracker to enable patients to track their food intake. * Activity and steps tracker: App has a pedometer to count physical activity and steps to enable patients to track their progress towards goals. * Interactive video lessons: App has video lessons pushed weekly to the patient according to her needs. The videos encompass aspects of diet, lifestyle and behavior management. * Healthcare Professionals Support: App has a chat channel to enable interaction between participants and healthcare professionals.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National University Hospital, Singapore

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eu Leong Yong · National University Hospital, Singapore

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-11-16
Primary Completion
2019-06-07
Completion
2019-06-07

Countries

  • Singapore

Study Locations

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