Blood test may predict insulin need in pregnancy diabetes
NCT ID NCT02159378
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether measuring fructosamine levels in the blood can help predict which women with gestational diabetes will need insulin. Researchers enrolled 200 pregnant women and measured their fructosamine levels. The goal was to see if this test could guide treatment decisions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Fructosamines (blood test)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors predict which women with gestational diabetes will need insulin, allowing earlier treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study, not a treatment trial. Fructosamine is not a proven predictor, and results may not change practice.
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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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200 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jul 2014
- Finished
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Mar 2016
- 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: * Age ≥18 years * Ongoing pregnancy with a start date of pregnancy known and confirmed by an ultrasound of the 1st Quarter performed between 10 and 14 weeks with measurement of the crown-rump length * Hospitalization for a GD's discovery whatever the term of pregnancy (GD is defined with nationals recommendations of CNGOF) * Not opposed to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy uncertain term (absence of early ultrasound) * Previous diabetes to the pregnancy (type 1 or 2) * Multiple Pregnancy * No affiliation to a social security scheme * Woman with a measure of legal protection
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre hospitalier départemental Vendée
La Roche-sur-Yon, 85925, France
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