Could a weekly shot stop diabetes after pregnancy diabetes?
NCT ID NCT05569772
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests whether the drug semaglutide can prevent type 2 diabetes in women who had gestational diabetes and now have high blood sugar after pregnancy. About 252 women will receive either semaglutide or a placebo for several months. The goal is to see if the drug lowers the risk of developing diabetes within five years.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 252 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Expected to finish
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May 2030
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 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.
Eligible participants are women aged ≥18 years, with a history of GDM diagnosed according to the 2013 WHO criteria (at 24-32 weeks gestation or \<24 weeks for early GDM). Participants must have prediabetes diagnosed between 6 weeks and 12 months postpartum according to ADA criteria (FPG 5.6-6.9 mmol/L, 2-hour OGTT glucose 7.8-11.0 mmol/L and/or HbA1c 39-46 mmol/mol \[5.7-6.4%\]). Additional inclusion criteria include cessation of breastfeeding, no intention to become pregnant within the next year, use of effective contraception and no use of medication affecting glucose metabolism. Written ICF is obtained prior to any study-related procedures. Exclusion criteria include established diabetes, presence of autoantibodies suggestive of type 1 diabetes, normal glucose tolerance, history of pancreatitis, previous bariatric surgery or planned surgery within two years, unable to understand and speak Dutch, French or English and current pregnant or planning to become pregnant within one year after participating in the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
13 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AZ Groeninge Kortrijk
RECRUITINGKortrijk, Belgium
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AZ St Jan Brugge
RECRUITINGBruges, Belgium
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AZ Turnhout
RECRUITINGTurnhout, Belgium
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AZORG
RECRUITINGAalst, Belgium
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CHU de Liège
RECRUITINGLiège, Belgium
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Centre Hospitalier Mouscron
RECRUITINGMouscron, Belgium
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Erasme
RECRUITINGBrussels, Belgium
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Jan Yperman
RECRUITINGIeper, Belgium
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UZ Brussel
RECRUITINGBrussels, Belgium
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UZ Leuven
RECRUITINGLeuven, Belgium
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UZA
RECRUITINGAntwerp, Belgium
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Vitaz
RECRUITINGSint-Niklaas, Belgium
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ZAS
RECRUITINGAntwerp, Belgium
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