Can a smartphone app ease the mental toll of type 1 diabetes?

NCT ID NCT06308549

Completed Symptom relief Sponsor: Maartje de Wit Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests whether a self-help app called MyDiaMate can reduce diabetes distress in adults with type 1 diabetes. Researchers are enrolling 660 participants across the Netherlands, UK, Spain, and Germany. The app aims to support mental health alongside usual care.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: MyDiaMate self-help application (behavioural intervention)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a simple, app-based way to ease the emotional burden of living with type 1 diabetes.
What could go wrong: This is a behavioural intervention, not a medical treatment, so benefits may be modest. The trial is ongoing and results are not yet available.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

type 1 diabetes mellitus

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

DIABETES DISTRESS TYPE 1 DIABETES

Contacts and locations

Locations

Amsterdam UMC

Amsterdam, North Holland, 1081HV, Netherlands
Forschungsinstitut Diabetes-Akademie Bad Mergentheim

Bad Mergentheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, 97980, Germany
King's College London

London, United Kingdom, WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom
Universidad de Málaga

Málaga, Spain, 29071, Spain

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