Can a glucose app that predicts lows calm diabetes fears?
NCT ID NCT07814508
First seen Sep 11, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026
Summary
Researchers test whether adding a predictive app to a continuous glucose monitor changes fear of low blood sugar, sleep quality, and diabetes distress in adults with type 1 or insulin-treated type 2 diabetes. Participants use the monitor alone for two weeks, then with the app for four weeks. They answer questionnaires and smartphone prompts about their experiences, and a small group joins interviews.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Accu-Chek SmartGuide continuous glucose monitoring system with the Predict App
- What this could lead to
- If the predictive app helps, it could give people with diabetes a way to feel less afraid of low blood sugar and manage daily life with more confidence.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, short study without a control group, so improvements may come from paying attention rather than the app. The results may not apply to everyone with diabetes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 89 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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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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: * Type 1 diabetes or Type 2 diabetes with intensified insulin therapy (defined as basal-bolus therapy with self-adjustment of bolus doses) * CGM use during the past 3 months (without predictive features) * Age ≥ 18 years * HbA1c \< 10% * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Use of the SmartGuide CGM solution * AID use * Current treatment with psychiatric medications * Diabetes duration \< 3 months * Current or planned pregnancy * Peripheral neuropathy that will impact sleep quality according to the judgement of the participant * Severe complications (e.g. kidney disease, cancer)
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fidam Rdc
RECRUITINGBad Mergentheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, 97980, Germany
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