Placental weight: a new early warning sign for newborn blood sugar?
NCT ID NCT07765784
First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether the weight of the placenta, and its size relative to the baby's birth weight, can help predict low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) in newborns during the first 24 hours after birth. The study will include about 98 infants born at 35 weeks or later to mothers with gestational diabetes. Researchers will measure the infants' blood glucose levels at several time points after birth and compare these to placental measurements to see if there is a link.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Blood glucose level measurement
- What this could lead to
- If placental weight predicts newborn hypoglycemia, it could help identify at-risk infants earlier and guide monitoring after birth.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study. The predictive value may be limited, and results may not apply to all populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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98 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Jan 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.
Who is studied
Newborn infants who are born to gestational diabetic mothers
- Ages
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0 hours to 2 days
- 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: * Infants born at the study center * a gestational age of ≥35 weeks * singleton pregnancies * maternal ages between 18 and 35 years Exclusion Criteria: * preterm birth (\<35 weeks of gestation) * referral to another center after delivery * presence of chromosomal and/or congenital anomalies * maternal conditions other than gestational diabetes * lack of parental consent
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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 Health Sciences GOP Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Gaziosmanpasa, 34020, Turkey (Türkiye)
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