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A Randomised, Parallel-group, Open-label, Multinational Trial Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Insulin Aspart (NovoRapid®) Versus Human Insulin (Actrapid®), Used in a Multiple Injection Regimen, in the Treatment of Pregnant Women With Type 1 Diabetes, Focusing on Maternal Hypoglycaemia and Pregnancy Outcomes
What is being tested
Data Collection
Who is being recruted
Autoimmune Diseases+5
+ Diabetes Mellitus
+ Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Over 18 Years
+11 Eligibility Criteria
How is the trial designed
Treatment Study
Phase 4
Interventional
Study Start: September 2002
Summary
Principal SponsorNovo Nordisk A/S
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Study start date: September 1, 2002
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.This trial was conducted in Europe, Middle East, North America and South America. The aim of this trial was to compare the use of an intensified insulin treatment with insulin aspart (NovoRapid®) versus human insulin (Actrapid®) in pregnancy.
Official TitleA Randomised, Parallel-group, Open-label, Multinational Trial Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Insulin Aspart (NovoRapid®) Versus Human Insulin (Actrapid®), Used in a Multiple Injection Regimen, in the Treatment of Pregnant Women With Type 1 Diabetes, Focusing on Maternal Hypoglycaemia and Pregnancy Outcomes
Principal SponsorNovo Nordisk A/S
Last updated: January 27, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Design Details
419 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Treatment Study
These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Conditions
Criteria
Female
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Over 18 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Autoimmune DiseasesDiabetes MellitusDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Endocrine System DiseasesImmune System DiseasesMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesGlucose Metabolism Disorders
Criteria
4 inclusion criteria required to participate
Type 1 diabetes
Treated with insulin for at least 12 months
Either plan to become pregnant in the immediate future, willing to undertake pre pregnancy counselling, and has a screening HbA1c lesser than or equal to 12.0%, or
Pregnant with normal singleton pregnancy, gestational age for at least 10 weeks at the time of randomisation, confirmed by ultrasound scan.
7 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Previous birth of child with a major congenital malformation
More than 2 previous multiple miscarriages or stillbirths
Severe hyperemesis gravidarum, requiring hospitalisation, according to Investigator judgement
Subjects being treated for infertility
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Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.Study Objectives
Study Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 95 locations
Suspended
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Ciudad de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaOpen Novo Nordisk Investigational Site in Google MapsSuspended
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Pcia de Cordoba, ArgentinaSuspended
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Graz, AustriaSuspended
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site
Salzburg, AustriaCompleted95 Study Centers