Predicting dysglycaemia in individuals with gestational diabetes immediately postpartum using continuous glucose monitoring (PREDISPOSE) in a multicentre prospective cohort study in Canada: a study protocol

Introduction Gestational diabetes is a common metabolic disorder in pregnancy which identifies a substantial increased risk of future diabetes. Despite this risk, many individuals are not screened for dysglycaemia in the postpartum period. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is an evolving technolog...

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Main Authors: Jamie L Benham, Patricia Lemieux, Lois E Donovan, Depeng Jiang, Jennifer M Yamamoto, Kara Nerenberg, Christy Pylypjuk, Denice S Feig, Sarah M Sigurdson, Katherine J Bernier, Garry X Shen, Michelle M Chrisp, Pamela M Katz
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author Jamie L Benham
Patricia Lemieux
Lois E Donovan
Depeng Jiang
Jennifer M Yamamoto
Kara Nerenberg
Christy Pylypjuk
Denice S Feig
Sarah M Sigurdson
Katherine J Bernier
Garry X Shen
Michelle M Chrisp
Pamela M Katz
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Lois E Donovan
Depeng Jiang
Jennifer M Yamamoto
Kara Nerenberg
Christy Pylypjuk
Denice S Feig
Sarah M Sigurdson
Katherine J Bernier
Garry X Shen
Michelle M Chrisp
Pamela M Katz
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description Introduction Gestational diabetes is a common metabolic disorder in pregnancy which identifies a substantial increased risk of future diabetes. Despite this risk, many individuals are not screened for dysglycaemia in the postpartum period. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is an evolving technology that provides details of an individual’s glucose levels throughout the day; however, it has not yet been evaluated as a screening tool for postpartum dysglycaemia. To address this gap, this prospective cohort study will examine the use of CGM in the early postpartum period to predict the risk of maternal dysglycaemia after delivery.Methods and analysis The Predicting Dysglycaemia in Individuals with Gestational Diabetes Immediately Postpartum using CGM (PREDISPOSE) study is a prospective cohort study designed to assess the ability of a CGM device (Freestyle Libre 2) worn in the postpartum period to detect persistent dysglycaemia in individuals with gestational diabetes. The study will recruit 240 individuals with gestational diabetes. Each participant will wear the CGM immediately postpartum and before attending routine postpartum diabetes screening, consisting of a 75-gram oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and related blood work (haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), complete blood count and lipid profile). The primary outcome is the accuracy of the area under the curve for all glucose measurements from the first CGM wear to detect postpartum dysglycaemia. We will perform sensitivity and specificity analyses to determine optimal CGM cut-offs to diagnose diabetes or prediabetes. Secondary outcomes include the incidence of postpartum dysglycaemia (based on 75-gram OGTT and/or HbA1c), incidence of postpartum dyslipidaemia, patient acceptability of CGM testing, data variability from CGM and cardiometabolic health outcomes diagnosed in years one, two and five after delivery.Ethics and dissemination All participating sites have received ethics approval of the current protocol and have started recruitment of participants to the study. The ethics boards that approved this study are the Biomedical Research Ethics Board at the University of Manitoba, the Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board at the University of Calgary, the Mount Sinai Hospital Research Ethics Board at Mount Sinai Hospital and the Comité d'éthique de la Recherche at Université Laval. Study results will be disseminated through conference presentations and publication in a peer-reviewed journal, regardless of study findings.Trial registration number NCT04972955. Registration date: 28 June 2021.
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spelling doaj-art-e2f3a7e24da44a2f89a33113dac4044f2025-08-20T03:09:45ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552025-07-0115710.1136/bmjopen-2025-103771Predicting dysglycaemia in individuals with gestational diabetes immediately postpartum using continuous glucose monitoring (PREDISPOSE) in a multicentre prospective cohort study in Canada: a study protocolJamie L Benham0Patricia Lemieux1Lois E Donovan2Depeng Jiang3Jennifer M Yamamoto4Kara Nerenberg5Christy Pylypjuk6Denice S Feig7Sarah M Sigurdson8Katherine J Bernier9Garry X Shen10Michelle M Chrisp11Pamela M Katz12University of Calgary O’Brien Institute for Public Health, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaMedicine, Universite Laval, Québec City, Quebec, CanadaMedicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCommunity Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaInternal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaMedicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaMedicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaInternal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaInternal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaInternal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaInternal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaInternal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaIntroduction Gestational diabetes is a common metabolic disorder in pregnancy which identifies a substantial increased risk of future diabetes. Despite this risk, many individuals are not screened for dysglycaemia in the postpartum period. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is an evolving technology that provides details of an individual’s glucose levels throughout the day; however, it has not yet been evaluated as a screening tool for postpartum dysglycaemia. To address this gap, this prospective cohort study will examine the use of CGM in the early postpartum period to predict the risk of maternal dysglycaemia after delivery.Methods and analysis The Predicting Dysglycaemia in Individuals with Gestational Diabetes Immediately Postpartum using CGM (PREDISPOSE) study is a prospective cohort study designed to assess the ability of a CGM device (Freestyle Libre 2) worn in the postpartum period to detect persistent dysglycaemia in individuals with gestational diabetes. The study will recruit 240 individuals with gestational diabetes. Each participant will wear the CGM immediately postpartum and before attending routine postpartum diabetes screening, consisting of a 75-gram oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and related blood work (haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), complete blood count and lipid profile). The primary outcome is the accuracy of the area under the curve for all glucose measurements from the first CGM wear to detect postpartum dysglycaemia. We will perform sensitivity and specificity analyses to determine optimal CGM cut-offs to diagnose diabetes or prediabetes. Secondary outcomes include the incidence of postpartum dysglycaemia (based on 75-gram OGTT and/or HbA1c), incidence of postpartum dyslipidaemia, patient acceptability of CGM testing, data variability from CGM and cardiometabolic health outcomes diagnosed in years one, two and five after delivery.Ethics and dissemination All participating sites have received ethics approval of the current protocol and have started recruitment of participants to the study. The ethics boards that approved this study are the Biomedical Research Ethics Board at the University of Manitoba, the Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board at the University of Calgary, the Mount Sinai Hospital Research Ethics Board at Mount Sinai Hospital and the Comité d'éthique de la Recherche at Université Laval. Study results will be disseminated through conference presentations and publication in a peer-reviewed journal, regardless of study findings.Trial registration number NCT04972955. Registration date: 28 June 2021.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/7/e103771.full
spellingShingle Jamie L Benham
Patricia Lemieux
Lois E Donovan
Depeng Jiang
Jennifer M Yamamoto
Kara Nerenberg
Christy Pylypjuk
Denice S Feig
Sarah M Sigurdson
Katherine J Bernier
Garry X Shen
Michelle M Chrisp
Pamela M Katz
Predicting dysglycaemia in individuals with gestational diabetes immediately postpartum using continuous glucose monitoring (PREDISPOSE) in a multicentre prospective cohort study in Canada: a study protocol
BMJ Open
title Predicting dysglycaemia in individuals with gestational diabetes immediately postpartum using continuous glucose monitoring (PREDISPOSE) in a multicentre prospective cohort study in Canada: a study protocol
title_full Predicting dysglycaemia in individuals with gestational diabetes immediately postpartum using continuous glucose monitoring (PREDISPOSE) in a multicentre prospective cohort study in Canada: a study protocol
title_fullStr Predicting dysglycaemia in individuals with gestational diabetes immediately postpartum using continuous glucose monitoring (PREDISPOSE) in a multicentre prospective cohort study in Canada: a study protocol
title_full_unstemmed Predicting dysglycaemia in individuals with gestational diabetes immediately postpartum using continuous glucose monitoring (PREDISPOSE) in a multicentre prospective cohort study in Canada: a study protocol
title_short Predicting dysglycaemia in individuals with gestational diabetes immediately postpartum using continuous glucose monitoring (PREDISPOSE) in a multicentre prospective cohort study in Canada: a study protocol
title_sort predicting dysglycaemia in individuals with gestational diabetes immediately postpartum using continuous glucose monitoring predispose in a multicentre prospective cohort study in canada a study protocol
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