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Effectiveness of a Lifestyle Intervention for Pregnant Women With Abnormal Glucose Metabolism in Early Pregnancy: EAGM Trial

A study testing Lifestyle intervention and self-monitoring of blood glucose in people with Early Pregnancy and Fasting Plasma Glucose, run by First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University at 1 site in China.

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Looking for participants now. Contact the study team or a site below to ask about taking part.

Sites and contacts
Official record
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Trial summary

This is a multicentre, parallel-group, open-label, pragmatic, randomised-control trial of early lifestyle intervention versus routine prenatal care by random allocation (1:1) in women with early abnormal glucose metabolism (EAGM) to compare the incidence of large-gestational age and preterm birth between two groups. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 55 years, women only
What is being tested?
Lifestyle intervention and self-monitoring of blood glucose
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
3,430 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
16 Apr 2025to 30 Jun 2027
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 55 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Over 18 years of age.
  • Able to provide informed consent.
  • Confirmed viable pregnancy on a nuchal translucency scan done between 11+0 and 13+6 weeks.
  • Singleton pregnancies.
  • An abnormal glucose metabolism determined by a blood test performed before 14 weeks, defined as FPG 5.1-6.9mmol/L and/or HbA1c 5.7-6.4%.

Who cannot join

  • Pregestational diabetes (diagnosed as diabetes mellitus before pregnancy, or FPG≥7.0mmol/L, or HbA1c≥6.5% at the first prenatal visit), impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance diagnosed before pregnancy.
  • Plan for termination of pregnancy due to fetal anomaly identified at the first trimester scan.
  • Use of medications known to interfere with glucose metabolism (e.g. corticosteroids, antipsychotic drugs) at the time of randomisation.
  • Any other physical (serious medical conditions such as cancer, organ failure, epilepsy, paraplegia, disability) or psychological condition (e.g. learning difficulties, serious mental illness) that is likely to interfere with the conduct of the trial according to evaluation by the trial monitoring group.
  • Women currently with hyperemesis gravidarum leading to dehydration or requiring hospitalization. If persisting vomiting resolves, the patient may be reassessed for inclusion in the trial up to and including 14+6 weeks of gestation, providing all other inclusion and exclusion criteria are met.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Haitian Chen, Professor contact

+8613763332296

chhait@mail.sysu.edu.cn

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yatsen University

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000

    Lingyi Kong, Postdoc, 86-15521232009, Kongly9@mail.sysu.edu.cn

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Effectiveness of a Lifestyle Intervention for Pregnant Women With Abnormal Glucose Metabolism in Early Pregnancy: EAGM Randomized Controlled Trial

This is a multicentre, parallel-group, open-label, pragmatic, randomised-control trial of early lifestyle intervention versus routine prenatal care by random allocation (1:1) in women with early abnormal glucose metabolism (EAGM) to compare the incidence of large-gestational age and preterm birth between two groups. The investigators aim to assess the effectiveness of early lifestyle interventions and to provide evidence for the optimal standard management for Chinese women with EAGM.

Read the detailed description

Women with early abnormal glucose metabolism (EAGM) , which is defined as fasting plasma glucose (FPG) 5.1-6.9 mmol/L and/or hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) 5.7%-6.4% at before 14 weeks of gestation, will be recruited and randomized in a 1:1 ratio into the intervention or control group. The intervention will consist of a lifestyle intervention that comprises advice on diet, exercise, weight management and self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) with feedback from healthcare professionals on results and insulin treatment if indicated. The educational session is delivered as an initial session following randomization followed by five follow-up sessions which will occur approximately every four months, either face-to-face during routine prenatal visits or via telephone consultation. Routine prenatal care will also be applied to the intervention group. Women in the control group will only receive routine prenatal care. Both groups will receive an OGTT test at 24-28 weeks of gestation unless insulin is needed before the OGTT test for suboptimally controlled blood glucose levels. Whether to continue the intervention depends on the OGTT results as women diagnosed with GDM or overt diabetes will continue intervention plus routine prenatal care until delivery while those will normal OGTT result will pause interventions and follow the routine prenatal care only until delivery. The primary outcome of our trial will be a composite of neonatal outcome including large-for-gestational age and preterm birth.

Being tested
Lifestyle intervention and self-monitoring of blood glucose

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Lifestyle intervention and self-monitoring of blood glucoseBehavioural

    The intervention will consist of a lifestyle intervention that comprises advice on diet, exercise, weight management, and self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) with feedback from healthcare professionals on results and insulin treatment if indicated.

Study groups in NCT06767722
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
intervention groupExperimentalThe Intervention group will receive both intervention and routine prenatal care.
Receives: Behavioral: Lifestyle intervention and self-monitoring of blood glucose
control groupNo interventionThe control group will only receive routine prenatal care.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Composite neonatal outcome of large-gestational age and preterm birth

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

Secondary outcomes (23)
  1. Pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  2. Gestational diabetes mellitus

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  3. Gestational hypertension

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  4. Preeclampsia

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  5. Eclampsia

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  6. Prescription of hypoglycaemic drug

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  7. Preeclampsia requiring delivery before 37 weeks

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  8. Total gestational weight gain

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  9. Mode of birth

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  10. Primary caesarean

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  11. Large-for-gestational age

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  12. Preterm birth at <37 weeks of gestation

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  13. Neonatal birthweight

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  14. Small-for-gestational-age

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  15. Gestational age at birth, weeks and days

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  16. Neonatal hypoglycaemia

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  17. Admission to neonatal wards or intensive care unit

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  18. Fetal loss <24 weeks of gestation

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  19. Fetal loss ≥24 weeks of gestation

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  20. Termination of pregnancy

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  21. Neonatal death

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  22. Apgar score at 1min after birth

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

  23. Apgar score at 5min after birth

    Measured: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted10 Jan 2025
  2. Study start16 Apr 2025
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Jun 2027 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
3,430 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06767722
Sponsor's protocol ID
[2024]645
Acronym
EAGM
Status last verified
Apr 2025
First submitted
5 Jan 2025
Last updated
1 Jul 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes

Publications

  • Kong L, Shen L, Xie L, Li Z, Zhu C, Zhang S, Huang Y, Wang Z, Chen H. Effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention for pregnant women with abnormal glucose metabolism in early pregnancy (EAGM): protocol for a multicentre, open-labelled, two-arm, pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2026 Mar 9;26(1):410. doi: 10.1186/s12884-026-08908-6.

    PubMed 41796294

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Lifestyle intervention and self-monitoring of blood glucose in people with Early Pregnancy and Fasting Plasma Glucose, run by First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Jul 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Haitian Chen, Professor (+8613763332296, chhait@mail.sysu.edu.cn), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Composite neonatal outcome of large-gestational age and preterm birth (time frame: outcomes will be collected up to primary hospital discharge, or 28 days after the estimated date of delivery, whichever is sooner.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06767722, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 Jul 2025.

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