Lifestyle intervention to prevent postpartum type 2 diabetes in Asian women with recent gestational diabetes and normal post-pregnancy glucose tolerance: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial with a targeted postpartum lifestyle programme.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The primary aim of the Integrated Hyperglycaemia Incentivized Postnatal Surveillance (IHIPS) study is to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in their index pregnancy who demonstrate normal glucose tolerance in the early postpartum period. This is being evaluated through a single-centre randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) in Singapore.

Methods

The study aims to recruit 200 women between 8 and 12 weeks postpartum. The primary objective is to assess the cumulative incidence of T2DM over a 36-month follow-up period. Secondary objectives include evaluating the incidence of dysglycaemia (prediabetes and T2DM) at 12-, 24-, and 36-month

SUBMITTER: Quah PL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12922357 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature