New study aims to control blood sugar in diabetic pregnancies after preterm birth steroids
NCT ID NCT04542148
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at the best way to control blood sugar in pregnant women with diabetes who receive steroids to help their baby's lungs develop before a possible early birth. About 120 women will be randomly assigned to one of three insulin strategies. The goal is to find which approach keeps blood sugar levels safest for both mother and baby.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
- Ages
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Up to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Gestational or pregestational type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with daily insulin injection(s) or oral hypoglycemic agents such as metformin * Hospitalized for antenatal corticosteroid administration in anticipation of preterm birth * Gestational age 23 0/7 weeks - 36 5/7 weeks * Maternal age 18-50 Exclusion Criteria: * Planned delivery \< 72 hours after 1st dose of antenatal corticosteroids * More than 16 hours after 1st dose of antenatal corticosteroids * Major fetal anomaly * Triplet or higher order multiple gestation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35223, United States
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University of South Carolina Greenville / Prisma Health-Upstate
Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States
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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, 77024, United States
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