Do Ready-Made meals beat groceries for preventing pregnancy diabetes?
NCT ID NCT07800182
First seen Sep 02, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether delivering prepared meals or boxes of unprepared food to pregnant people at risk of gestational diabetes is practical and acceptable. Researchers will give participants either ready-to-heat meals from a diabetes-friendly menu or boxes with fresh produce and shelf-stable items. The goal is to see if these food deliveries, arranged through insurance providers, can improve access to healthy foods during pregnancy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Prepared meals or unprepared food boxes (produce and pantry items)
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could point toward a practical way to help pregnant people at risk of gestational diabetes get healthy food, potentially lowering their risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early feasibility study with only 40 participants, so it may not show clear health benefits or apply to everyone. The focus is on whether the food delivery is practical and acceptable, not on preventing diabetes directly.
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Study facts
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- 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.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 years and older
- 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: * Currently pregnant at \<24 weeks gestational age * English-speaking * Lives in Wayne County * Engaged in Meridian-Case Management Program * At least one risk factor for GDM as defined by ACOG OR diagnosis of Type 1/2 Diabetes: * Overweight, obese, limited physical activity * Previous pregnancy with gestational diabetes * Prior baby with macrosomia in a past pregnancy ▪ A very large baby in a previous birth (also known as macrosomia). This would be a baby bigger than 9 lbs 15 oz for diabetes or 11 lbs without diabetes. * Hypertension, heart disease * PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) * Prediabetes * First degree relative with diabetes * Member of a racial or ethnic group with a higher prevalence of diabetes (e.g., Black, Native American or Alaska Native, Asian, Hispanic/Latino or Pacific Islander Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to converse in English * Not meeting the above criteria
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States