Gestational diabetes & diabetes in pregnancy
A mobile phone application for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in Malaysian women with gestational diabetes mellitus ( MYGODDESS ): A feasibility randomised controlled trial
Authors' conclusion
The participation rate was in keeping with previous DPI trials and the attrition rate was low, suggesting it is feasible to conduct a full-scale RCT.
Study context
- Population
- Malaysian women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), randomised at ≈30 weeks' gestation660 screened
- Participants
- 60 women
- Comparison
- Mobile app-based diabetes prevention intervention plus usual GDM care vs usual GDM care
- Primary endpoint
- Feasibility: proportion of women who consented, were eligible and randomised and provided outcome data
Methodological detailstwo-arm, parallel
- Two-arm
- Parallel
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Recruitment and retention
Consented for eligibility screening (of 660 screened)
294
45%
Eligible
164
24.9%
Consented and randomised
60
9%
Completed biomedical outcomes at each follow-up
85%
Secondary outcomes
Biomedical and secondary outcomes · 36 weeks' gestation, 3 and 6 months postpartum
- No treatment effect on any other biomedical outcomes or secondary outcomes
Original publication
A mobile phone application for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in Malaysian women with gestational diabetes mellitus ( MYGODDESS ): A feasibility randomised controlled trial. Diabet Med. Published 10 March 2026. doi:10.
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