Can intense workouts reverse diabetes risk after pregnancy?
NCT ID NCT07566845
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares 20 women who had gestational diabetes with 20 who did not, all matched by age and weight. Researchers will measure body composition, insulin sensitivity, and other metabolic markers before and after 8 weeks of high-intensity interval training. The goal is to understand unique metabolic changes and whether exercise can improve them.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- high-intensity interval training (HIIT)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could point toward exercise programs that reduce diabetes risk in women who had gestational diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 40 participants. Results may not apply to all women, and the training may not produce lasting benefits.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2028
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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25 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 25-45 years * BMI 20-35 kg/m2 * 2-8 years since the last pregnancy * No known diabetes or PCOS * No previous bariatric surgery * No known disease * Be drug-naive * Have a regular menstrual cycle (23-35 days) * Not be pregnant or planning pregnancy during the study period * Low or moderate level of physical activity must be (max 2 hours of moderate exercise weekly). * All participants should be able to provide informed consent * Women without pGDM must not have known hypertension or first-degree relatives with diabetes. Exclusion Criteria: * Abnormal cardiac stethoscopy, ECG or screening blood tests * Positive plasma GAD-65 antibodies * Positive plasma choriogonadotropine * Undiagnosed T2D based on fasting plasma glucose (≥ 7.0 mmol/mol), plasma HbA1c (≥ 48 mmol/mol), or 2-h plasma glucose during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) (≥ 11.1 mmol/mol) * Dyslipidemia (plasma LDL-cholesterol \> 5.0 mmol/l) * In women with pGDM: Undiagnosed severe hypertension (blood pressure \> 160/100) * In women without pGDM: Undiagnosed hypertension (blood pressure \>140/90 mmHg) or impaired glucose tolerance (fasting plasma glucose at 6.16.9 mmol/l, plasma HbA1c at 42-47 mmol/mol, or a 2-h glucose at 7.8-11.0 mmol/l during an OGTT).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Steno Diabetes Center Odense, Odense University Hospital
Odense, Region Syddanmark, 5000, Denmark
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