Smartphone app aims to stop pregnancy diabetes before it starts
NCT ID NCT07499622
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a digital health program that uses patient data to identify pregnant women at high risk for gestational diabetes. High-risk participants will receive online education, lifestyle coaching, and self-management tools to prevent the condition. The goal is to reduce diabetes cases and improve outcomes for mothers and babies.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 1,200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women in early pregnancy (within 13 weeks and 6 days of gestation) * Planned delivery at a participating study hospital * Age 18 years or older * Singleton pregnancy * Identified as high risk for gestational diabetes mellitus by the study risk assessment model * Willing and able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * • Pre-pregnancy diabetes mellitus or overt diabetes diagnosed at the first antenatal visit (fasting blood glucose greater than or equal to 7.0 mmol/L) * Pre-existing hypertension, autoimmune disease, major infection, or severe liver or kidney disease * Use of medications that affect glucose metabolism, such as corticosteroids or metformin * Severe psychiatric disorders * Inability or unwillingness to comply with study procedures
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Tongzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 10010, China
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Weifang Maternal and Child Health Hospital
Weifang, Shandong, 261042, China
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