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Trial reportScientific reports2021

Myoinositol plus α-lactalbumin supplementation, insulin resistance and birth outcomes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a randomized, controlled study.

Rosario D'Anna, Francesco Corrado, Saverio Loddo, Giuseppe Gullo, Loretta Giunta, Antonino Di Benedetto

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 32 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
8.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03763669 nacompletednot on this map

Myoinositol Supplementation, Insulin Resistance and Fetal Sonographic Parameters in Gestational Diabetes, Diet Treated: a Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of MessinaRan2018 to 2020Enrolled120ConditionsGestational DiabetesArmsMyoinositol, Placebo (for myoinositol)
NCT06575868 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Myo-inositol Supplemented Obese Pregnant Individuals: a Feasibility Pilot Randomized Control Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorTufts Medical CenterRan2025 to 2027Enrolled40ConditionsPregnancy RelatedArmsMyo-inositol, Myo-inositol placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. The Double-Edged Sword of Gestational Insulin Resistance: Navigating Maternal Adaptation and Its Risks for Pregnancy and Offspring Health.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026
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  16. Inositol in Disease and Development: Roles of Catabolism viaInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rosario D'AnnaDepartment of Human Pathology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. rdanna@unime.it.ORCID 0000-0003-4655-5071
Francesco CorradoDepartment of Human Pathology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Saverio LoddoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Giuseppe GulloUniversity Hospital "AOOR Villa Sofia Cervello", Palermo, Italy.
Loretta GiuntaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Antonino Di BenedettoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
University of Messina · ITOspedale Vincenzo Cervello · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To verify whether myo-inositol plus α-lactalbumin may reduce insulin resistance and excessive fetal growth in women with gestational diabetes mellitus. In a 12-month period, 120 women with a diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus were consecutively enrolled with an allocation of 1:1 in each group and randomly treated with myo-inositol plus α-lactalbumin plus folic acid (treated group) or folic acid (control group) for 2 months. Primary outcome was the variation of insulin resistance through the study evaluated by HOMA-IR. Secondary outcome was the evaluation, through the study, of fetal growth by ultrasound measurements of abdominal circumference centiles and estimated fat thickness. Some clinical outcomes were also considered. After 2 months, in the treated group, a significant reduction in insulin resistance (HOMA values 3.1 ± 1.4 vs 6.1 ± 3.4, p = 0.0002) and fetal growth was shown (Abdominal circumference centiles 54.9 ± 23.5 vs 67.5 ± 22.6, P = 0.006). Among clinical outcomes, a significant decrease in the rate of women who needed insulin (6.7% vs 20.3%, p = 0.03) and of pre-term birth (0 vs 15.2%, p = 0.007) was evidenced. A combination of myo-inositol and α-lactalbumin may reduce insulin resistance and excessive fetal growth.Clinical trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, http://www.clinicaltrials.gov , NCT03763669, first posted date 04/12/2018; last posted date December 06/12/2018.

Indexed as

Dietary SupplementsInsulin ResistancePregnancy OutcomeAdultBirth WeightCase-Control StudiesDiabetes, GestationalFemaleFolic AcidHumansInositolLactalbuminPregnancyFolic AcidInositolLactalbumin

Identifiers

PMID33893377
PMCPMC8065046
OpenAlexW3154937914

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