Can a strict diet and exercise plan beat standard care for gestational diabetes?
NCT ID NCT07336914
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether a more intensive approach—combining a structured low-calorie diet, moderate exercise, and frequent monitoring—works better than standard counseling for managing gestational diabetes. Sixty pregnant women will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. The goal is to see if the intensive plan leads to better blood sugar control and fewer health problems for both mother and baby.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dietary intervention + physical activity + monitoring
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a more intensive lifestyle and monitoring plan helps control blood sugar better in gestational diabetes, reducing complications for mothers and babies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intensive plan may be hard for some women to follow long-term.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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 45 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: * Maternal age between 18-45 years * Gestational age at enrollment 24 - 28 weeks * Patients having Hba1c levels less then 6% Exclusion Criteria: * Patients having twin pregnancies * Patients having PCOS * Diabetes diagnosed prior to pregnancy * Patients having severe hypertension * Patients having renal diseases * Patients using glucose altering medications
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hayatabad Medical Complex
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25100, Pakistan
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Northwest General Hospital
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25100, Pakistan
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