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Walking After Meals to Check Blood Sugar in Pregnancy With Type 2 Diabetes

Tests a 20-minute walk after meals in pregnant people with type 2 diabetes.

Key facts

Who runs it: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Where: Norfolk, United StatesSee the site
Trial code: NCT07250698
Registry title: Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes in Pregnancy
Status: Not yet recruiting
People taking part: 40 people, planned
Started: Dec 2025
Expected to end: Dec 2026
Type of study: Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested: Exercise
Record updated: 26 November 2025

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for pregnant women with type 2 diabetes. It tests whether a 20-minute walk after each meal helps blood sugar control.

Age: 18 to under 50 years
Sex: Women only
Disease stage: Type 2 diabetes known before pregnancy, or newly diagnosed in the first trimester (up to 13 weeks and 6 days). One baby (singleton pregnancy), less than 32 weeks 0 days pregnant.

Main reasons for not taking part

Primary language is not English
Cannot walk for 20 minutes at a time
Known or suspected fetal anomaly or aneuploidy
Prisoners
Diabetes managed outside of the study location

This trial only enrols pregnant participants. The registry sentence this rests on: Singleton gestation

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

Singleton gestation
Known diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes OR meets new diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes in the first trimester (up to 13 weeks and 6 days)
Age ≥18 and <50 years
Gestational age <32 weeks 0 days gestation

Who cannot take part

Management of diabetes outside of study location
Non-English as the primary language
Inability to participate in 20 minutes of walking at a time
Known or suspected fetal anomaly or aneuploidy
Prisoners

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Where in United States

Eastern Virginia Medical School, Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, United StatesContact: Marwan Ma'ayeh, MDNot yet recruiting

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of physical activity on glucose control in pregnant patients with pregestational Type 2 diabetes. The main question it seeks to answer is "will physical activity following a meal improve blood sugar control in pregnant women with Type 2 diabetes?" Researchers will compare the glucose control of two groups: one that walks for 20 minutes after each meal, and one that does not.

The 2 groups in the trial

Post-prandial walkExisting treatment, for comparison
Participants in this arm of the study will be instructed to walk for 20 minutes after each meal (breakfast, lunch, and dinner). They will also be given a continuous glucose monitor and a FitBit, to wear throughout their participation in the study.
Treatment: Exercise
Standard of CareNo study treatment, for comparison
Participants in this arm will be given the regular counseling on the importance of exercise during pregnancy, but not instructed to walk after each meal. They will receive a continuous glucose monitor and FitBit to wear throughout their participation in the study.