Pancreas MRI during pregnancy could spot diabetes risk early
NCT ID NCT06784674
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study uses MRI to measure pancreas size in pregnant women and their babies, since smaller pancreases are linked to diabetes. Researchers will follow 87 women from early pregnancy to one year after birth. The goal is to see how pancreas changes relate to diabetes, which could lead to better prediction and care.
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 predict and manage diabetes during pregnancy earlier, improving health for mothers and babies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 87 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It does not test a treatment, so it won't directly change care yet.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 87 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
The investigators intend to enroll 87 total participants. The study population will consist of women who are under 14 weeks pregnant with a singleton gestation, aged 18-54, living in the Greater Austin Area.
- Ages
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18 to 54 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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, with a singleton gestation * Age 18 - 54 years at screening * Gestational age \< 14 weeks * Willing to commit to 1 year postpartum follow up * Planning to remain in geographical vicinity of Austin for 1 year after delivery Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of any mechanically or magnetically activated implants * Claustrophobia * Other contraindication for MRI * BMI ≥ 38.0 or maximum width less than 48 cm (necessary to fit within the MRI field of view)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dell Medical School Health Discovery Building
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78701, United States
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