Group vs. Traditional Diabetes Prenatal Care

August 20, 2025 updated by: University of Wisconsin, Madison

Group Prenatal Care Compared to Traditional Prenatal Care for Women With Pre-gestational Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

This study aims to use an innovative and integrated educational curriculum to deliver prenatal care and diabetes care for pre-gestational diabetic women from approximately the first trimester of pregnancy through delivery and the early postpartum period in a group care model. The group care model will be compared to a control group, a traditional, individual care model.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Terminated

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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12

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Wisconsin
      • Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53715
        • UnityPoint Health- Meriter Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Clinically confirmed viable pregnancy at the time of enrollment.
  • Able to provide consent for participation.
  • Diabetes diagnosed prior to 12 weeks gestation.
  • Initiation of care by 20 weeks gestation.
  • Age 18 years or older.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not planning to deliver at UnityPoint Health- Meriter Hospital.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
No Intervention: Traditional Care
If the participant is randomized to the individual prenatal care model, she will continue to receive individualized care in the prenatal clinic. This includes being seen by both a MFM specialist and possibly an endocrinologist at each prenatal visit. During the prenatal visit, the individual caregivers are responsible for discussing educational topics that they feel are relevant to the patient. Patients are seen every two weeks for Traditional Care.
Experimental: Group Care
If the participant is randomized into the group prenatal care model she will be placed in a group of approximately 6-10 women of approximately the same gestational age. These women will then have sessions scheduled at the same intervals they would have had their traditional prenatal visits, every two weeks until 36 weeks and then weekly until delivery, 12 sessions in total. Each session will last between 90-120 minutes. In the group prenatal care model, the entire visit time will be face to face with a provider and the group. Billing will be done through the standard reimbursement system since the program will follow the schedule of prenatal visits recommended by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologist.
Other: Group Care
Participation in 12 group sessions with 6-10 women who are also pregnant and have diabetes.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Compliance with glucose testing over time
Time Frame: 2 years
Compare the glucose compliance of participants in the group care model to the control group: a traditional, individual care model.
2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Maternal Weight Gain (kilograms)
Time Frame: 2 years
Compare maternal weight gain of participants in the group care model to the control group: a traditional, individual care model.
2 years
Length of stay for delivery (days)
Time Frame: 2 years
Compare maternal hospital length of stay for delivery of participants in the group care model to the control group: a traditional, individual care model.
2 years
Presence of infection (Y/N)
Time Frame: 2 years
Compare presence of infection in participants in the group care model to the control group: a traditional, individual care model.
2 years
Type of Delivery (Vaginal, C-Section, Vacuum, Forceps, other)
Time Frame: 2 years
Compare type of delivery in participants in the group care model to the control group: a traditional, individual care model.
2 years
Blood Pressure (mm Hg)
Time Frame: 2 years
Compare blood pressures in participants in the group care model to the control group: a traditional, individual care model.
2 years
Neonatal Birth Weight (grams)
Time Frame: 2 years
Compare neonatal birth weight of participants in the group care model to the control group: a traditional, individual care model.
2 years
Neonatal Length of stay (days)
Time Frame: 2 years
Compare neonatal length of stay of participants in the group care model to the control group: a traditional, individual care model.
2 years
Neonatal APGAR Score (0-10)
Time Frame: 2 years
Compare neonatal APGAR score of participants in the group care model to the control group: a traditional, individual care model.
2 years
Gestational Age at Delivery (weeks)
Time Frame: 2 years
Compare gestational age at delivery of participants in the group care model to the control group: a traditional, individual care model.
2 years
Pregnancy related and Diabetes related knowledge acquired during pregnancy (survey)
Time Frame: 2 years
Compare pregnancy and diabetes related knowledge of participants in the group care model to the control group: a traditional, individual care model.
2 years
Patient and care giver satisfaction (survey)
Time Frame: 2 years
Compare satisfaction of participants and their respective providers in the group care model to the control group: a traditional, individual care model.
2 years
Cost-effectiveness (dollars per hour)
Time Frame: 2 years
Compare cost-effectiveness of the group care model to the control group: a traditional, individual care model.
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

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University of Wisconsin, Madison

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Akron Children's Hospital

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Kara Hoppe, DO, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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March 17, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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February 22, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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February 22, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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February 27, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 9, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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March 15, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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August 22, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 20, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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December 1, 2019

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 2016-015
  • A532860 (Other Identifier: UW Madison)
  • SMPH/OBSTET & GYNECOL/OBSTET (Other Identifier: UW Madison)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

Data will be shared in a REDCap database with University Hospitals, Cleveland.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

At time of study completion for up to 1 year.

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

De-identified data variables will be shared as this will be a shared enrollment effort.

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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