Can vigorous exercise rewire diabetes risk after pregnancy?
NCT ID NCT07843082
First seen Sep 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 25, 2026
Summary
Researchers are testing whether eight weeks of supervised vigorous exercise improves insulin sensitivity in South Asian and Nordic women who had gestational diabetes. Participants complete four weekly sessions: two whole-body resistance workouts and two high-intensity interval cycling sessions. The study measures changes in how well the body clears glucose and uses insulin, along with fitness, strength, and body composition, to see if the response differs between the two groups.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- supervised vigorous exercise: resistance training plus high-intensity interval cycling
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a short, structured exercise program helps reverse early insulin resistance in women who had gestational diabetes, especially South Asian women at higher risk.
- What could go wrong
- The study is small, with 43 participants, and lasts only eight weeks, so any improvements may not last or may not apply to other groups. Exercise carries a low risk of muscle soreness or injury.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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43 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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: * Woman aged 18 years or older * Previous gestational diabetes * South Asian or Nordic origin, with both parents of the same ethnic background Exclusion Criteria: * Habitual physical activity above national recommendations (more than 75 minutes of vigorous exercise per week) at inclusion * Known type 1 or type 2 diabetes * Use of glucose-lowering medication, or other drugs known to interfere with glucose or lipid metabolism or with the response to exercise * Pregnancy * Liver, renal, cardiopulmonary, oncological or other debilitating disease that could jeopardise participant safety or compliance with the protocol
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aker sykehus
Oslo, Norway
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