Digital diabetes coach put to the test – but trial ends early
NCT ID NCT05026528
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a digital system called 'Live well with type 2 diabetes' to help people manage their condition. It compared the digital program to usual care for 138 adults recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The main goal was to see if it improved blood sugar levels. However, the trial was terminated, so we don't have clear results.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Digital diabetes self-management education and support system
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that digital tools help people with type 2 diabetes manage their blood sugar better.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early, so we don't have clear results. It's unclear if the digital system works better than standard care.
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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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138 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2021
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosed according to WHO criteria \< 5 years from randomization: * Fasting plasma glucose \> 7 mmol/L at two timepoints. OR * HbA1c ≥ 48 mmol/mol twice or in combination with fasting plasma glucose \> 7 mmo/L once. OR * Non-fasting plasma glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol/L at one timepoint in combination with symptoms of hyperglycemia. * Access to a digital ID-card to access the digital system * Access to a computer, tablet or smart phone * Sufficient knowledge of written and spoken Swedish to understand the information given in the digital system. Exclusion Criteria: * Treatment with Insulin * Other co-morbidities limiting the use of the digital system according to the diabetes nurse judgement. E.g. dementia or severe psychiatric disease. * Other forms of diabetes mellitus than type 2 diabetes.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aroma Vårdcentral
Vetlanda, Sweden
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Boxholms vårdcentral
Boxholm, Sweden
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Eksjö vårdcentral
Eksjö, Sweden
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Gislaved vårdcentral
Gislaved, Sweden
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Gränna vårdcentral
Jönköping, Sweden
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Kvarnholmens hälsocentral
Kalmar, Sweden
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Kärna vårdcentral
Linköping, Sweden
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Linghems vårdcentral
Linköping, Sweden
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Lokstallarna vårdcentral
Jönköping, Sweden
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Norrahammars vårdcentral
Jönköping, Sweden
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Rosenhälsans vårdcentral
Huskvarna, Sweden
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Råslätts vårdcentral
Jönköping, Sweden
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Stora Trädgårdsgatans hälsocentral
Västervik, Sweden
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Tannefors vårdcentral
Linköping, Sweden
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Wetterhälsan
Jönköping, Sweden
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