Could group prenatal care help moms with diabetes?
NCT ID NCT03301792
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether group prenatal care, where women with diabetes meet together with a healthcare provider, works better than standard one-on-one visits. Researchers will track blood sugar levels and weight after delivery in 117 pregnant women with type 2 or gestational diabetes. The goal is to see if the group approach improves diabetes management and long-term health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- group prenatal care (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that group prenatal care helps women with diabetes in pregnancy achieve better blood sugar control and less weight gain after delivery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 117 participants, so results may not apply to all women. The intervention is behavioral, so individual outcomes may vary.
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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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About 117 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2017
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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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18 to 50 years
- 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: 1. English speaking 2. Type 2 diabetes OR gestational diabetes diagnosed by 2-step method(1) OR likely pre-existing Type 2 diabetes with one of the following during pregnancy and \</= 34 weeks: 1. 1 hour glucose challenge test \>/= 185mg/dL OR 2. A1c \>/= 6.5% OR 3. Fasting plasma glucose \> 126mg/dL (2) 3. Ability to attend group prenatal visit at specified days and times 4. Willingness to be randomized at 22 weeks 0 days-34 weeks 0 days OR initial visit between 24 weeks 0 days-34 weeks 0 days 5. Ability to give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior participation in diabetes group care 2. Type 1 Diabetes 3. Multiple gestation 4. Major fetal anomaly 5. Serious medical co-morbidity necessitating more care than can be safely provided in group setting, as deemed by medical provider. 6. Serious psychiatric illness including schizophrenia necessitating more care than can safely be provided in group setting, as deemed by medical provider.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
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Washington University in St. Louis
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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