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Could gestational diabetes cause muscle loss? new study investigates

NCT ID NCT06876090

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Istituto di Neuroscienze Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether women with gestational diabetes (GDM) experience muscle loss, known as sarcopenia, and how this might affect pregnancy outcomes and thinking skills. Researchers will test 200 pregnant women using muscle strength and function tests, along with standard glucose tests. The goal is to understand how common sarcopenia is in GDM and identify risk factors, which could lead to better prevention strategies in the future.

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 pave the way for future studies to prevent sarcopenia in pregnant women with gestational diabetes and reduce related complications.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only measures and observes, so it won't directly improve health outcomes. Results may not lead to immediate changes in care.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

gestational diabetes pregnancy disorder Sarcopenia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ADVERSE MATERNAL AND NEONATAL OUTCOMES COGNITIVE FUNCTION GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS (GDM) PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS SARCOPENIA

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa

    RECRUITING

    Pisa, PI, 56124, Italy

  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Obstetrics and Feto-Maternal Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna

    RECRUITING

    Vienna, 1090, Austria

  • Institute of Neuroscience, National Research Council

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Padova, PD, 35127, Italy

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