What's it really like to wear a glucose monitor? a study asks patients
NCT ID NCT07019753
First seen Aug 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study explores the real-life experiences of adults with type 2 diabetes who have used a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device daily for at least a year. Through in-depth interviews, researchers aim to uncover the benefits and challenges people face with these devices. The findings could help healthcare providers offer more personalized support and inform decisions about expanding CGM use to more patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors and health systems understand how patients truly experience CGM devices, potentially leading to more personalized diabetes care and wider use of these devices.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small study (5 participants) and is qualitative, so its findings may not represent the broader population. It does not test a treatment or measure clinical outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 5 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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.
Who is studied
Adults in an industrialised country with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes with intensive insulin regimen who have used a CGM device for at least the last 12 months. Participants will be recruited from primary care centres in the Camp de Tarragona health region following inclusion and exclusion criteria. Depending on the location of the primary care centre, the population may be from an urban, semi-urban, or rural setting.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Have been using a CGM sensor daily for diabetes management for the past 12 months or more. * Treatment with intensive insulin therapy (basal bolus regimen with 3 or more daily doses of insulin). * Agree to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive impairment measured by the SPMSQ test with a score of 3 or more errors. * Being institutionalised. * Have another person responsible for monitoring the device and making decisions related to diabetes (insulin adjustment, carbohydrate rations, etc.). * Language difficulty: not being able to hold a fluent conversation in Catalan or Spanish for 30-60 minutes.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IDIAP Jordi Gol
Barcelona, Barcelona, 08007, Spain
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