Timing delivery for gestational diabetes: What's the safest week?
NCT ID NCT05515744
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aimed to find the best time (between 37 and 39 weeks of pregnancy) to deliver babies of women with poorly controlled gestational diabetes. Researchers planned to enroll up to 3,450 pregnant women but stopped early with 304 participants. The goal was to see which delivery timing led to the fewest health problems for newborns.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors decide the safest time to deliver babies when the mother has gestational diabetes, reducing newborn complications.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early and enrolled only 304 out of a planned 3,450 participants, so results may be limited and not conclusive.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University Perinatal Research Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
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INOVA Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States
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Intermountain Healthcare
Murray, Utah, 84107, United States
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Ochsner Baptist
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70115, United States
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
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