Myo-inositol During Pregnancy to Prevent Gestational Diabetes
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Myo-inositol, Myo-inositol placebo.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Pregnancy Related. Basic parameters: 18 years — 45 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Myo-inositol Supplemented Obese Pregnant Individuals: a Feasibility Pilot Randomized Control Trial
Overview
Myoinositol is an insulin-like compound that is present in both plant and animal cells. Humans synthesize it naturally, but it is also obtained in our diet. It works through an intracellular signaling pathway to increase insulin sensitivity. Myoinositol has been used as an over-the-counter (OTC) supplement in the management of polycystic ovarian syndrome due to this effect. Myoinositol has also been shown to improve glycemic profiles in pregnant euglycemic women and well as improve insulin sensitivity in pregnant patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). This is a double blind RCT offering myo-inositol or placebo to those who are eligible and enrolled.
Interventions
- Dietary supplement Myo-inositol
Patients would begin taking myoinositol upon recruitment - Dietary supplement Myo-inositol placebo
Patients would begin taking placebo upon recruitment
Primary outcome measures
- Eligibility [Time frame: 1 year]
- Glucose levels [Time frame: 1 year]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
Singleton gestations
Women aged > 18 years and < 45 years
Recruited before 16 weeks gestation
Obese (pre-pregnancy BMI ≥ 30)
Receiving prenatal care at Tufts Medical Center
Planning to give birth at Tufts Medical Center
Can tolerate glucose tolerance test
Willing and able to wear CGM
Willing and able to sign informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Multiple gestation
Preexisting diabetes
Taking medications that impact body weight or metabolism (eg metformin)
Inability to tolerate glucose tolerance test
Adults unable to consent (cognitively impaired adults)
Wards of the state
Non-viable neonates
Neonates of uncertain viability
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Triple blind
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Tufts Medical Center — Boston
Publications
- Muller G, Wied S, Crecelius A, Kessler A, Eckel J. Phosphoinositolglycan-peptides from yeast potently induce metabolic insulin actions in isolated rat adipocytes, cardiomyocytes, and diaphragms. Endocrinology. 1997 Aug;138(8):3459-75. doi: 10.1210/endo.138.8.5308. PMID 9231801
- Croze ML, Soulage CO. Potential role and therapeutic interests of myo-inositol in metabolic diseases. Biochimie. 2013 Oct;95(10):1811-27. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2013.05.011. Epub 2013 Jun 10. PMID 23764390
- Artini PG, Di Berardino OM, Papini F, Genazzani AD, Simi G, Ruggiero M, Cela V. Endocrine and clinical effects of myo-inositol administration in polycystic ovary syndrome. A randomized study. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2013 Apr;29(4):375-9. doi: 10.3109/09513590.2012.743020. Epub 2013 Jan 22. PMID 23336594
- Scioscia M, Kunjara S, Gumaa K, Gomez Galan AM, McLean P, Rodeck CH, Rademacher TW. Altered urinary release of inositol phosphoglycan A-type in women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2007;64(4):217-23. doi: 10.1159/000106494. Epub 2007 Jul 30. PMID 17664885
- Malvasi A, Casciaro F, Minervini MM, Kosmas I, Mynbaev OA, Pacella E, Monti Condesnitt V, Creanza A, Di Renzo GC, Tinelli A. Myo-inositol, D-chiro-inositol, folic acid and manganese in second trimester of pregnancy: a preliminary investigation. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2014;18(2):270-4. PMID 24488919
- Corrado F, D'Anna R, Di Vieste G, Giordano D, Pintaudi B, Santamaria A, Di Benedetto A. The effect of myoinositol supplementation on insulin resistance in patients with gestational diabetes. Diabet Med. 2011 Aug;28(8):972-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03284.x. PMID 21414183
- D'Anna R, Di Benedetto A, Scilipoti A, Santamaria A, Interdonato ML, Petrella E, Neri I, Pintaudi B, Corrado F, Facchinetti F. Myo-inositol Supplementation for Prevention of Gestational Diabetes in Obese Pregnant Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Aug;126(2):310-315. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000958. PMID 26241420
- Fraticelli F, Celentano C, Zecca IA, Di Vieste G, Pintaudi B, Liberati M, Franzago M, Di Nicola M, Vitacolonna E. Effect of inositol stereoisomers at different dosages in gestational diabetes: an open-label, parallel, randomized controlled trial. Acta Diabetol. 2018 Aug;55(8):805-812. doi: 10.1007/s00592-018-1157-4. Epub 2018 May 17. PMID 29774465
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06575868 · STUDY00005304