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Tight vs. moderate blood sugar control in pregnancy: which is better?
NCT ID NCT03610178
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at 850 pregnant women with gestational diabetes to see if very tight blood sugar targets or moderate targets lead to better outcomes for mothers and babies. It also explored how different targets affect genes in the baby. Women were assigned to lifestyle changes and insulin if needed. The goal is to find the safest approach to manage blood sugar during pregnancy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lifestyle modification (diet and exercise) and insulin therapy if needed
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help determine the best blood sugar targets for managing gestational diabetes and improve outcomes for mothers and babies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study, but results may not apply to all populations. The genetic findings are exploratory and may not lead to direct clinical changes.
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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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850 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2015
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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 with GDM diagnosed according to the Russian national consensus and the recommendations of the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (fasting glucose of ≥5.1 mmol/L, and/or ≥10.0 mmol/L after 1 h, and/or ≥8.5 mmol/L after 2 h in oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) with 75 g of glucose). * Gestational age at the time of inclusion in the study 12 weeks 0 days - 31 weeks 6 days * For control group: pregnant women with normal glucose tolerance confirmed by OGTT at 24-31 weeks of gestation. Exclusion Criteria: * Diabetes mellitus type 1 and tipe 2 * Other deseases that affect methabolism of carbohydrates * Use of drugs that affect methabolism of carbohydrates * Malformations of the fetus identifired prior to inclusion to the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Almazov NMRC
Saint Petersburg, 197341, Russia
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