Your own plate, tailored just for you: could personalized nutrition beat standard diet advice for diabetes?
NCT ID NCT07696013
First seen Jul 10, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a personalized nutrition program—where meals are tailored to each person's calorie needs based on age, sex, weight, height, and activity level—can improve blood sugar, weight, and blood pressure in adults with type 2 diabetes. Participants receive either personalized dietary guidance or standard care. The goal is to see if a custom approach works better than general advice for managing diabetes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Personalized nutrition (calorie-tailored meal plan)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that customizing diet to each person's needs helps control blood sugar and weight better than one-size-fits-all advice.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Dietary changes can be hard to stick with long-term.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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.
- 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: * Male or female participants aged \>18 years * A confirmed diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus based on the Fasting Blood Glucose more than 126 mg/dL * Willingness to participate in dietary counseling sessions and undergo metabolic assessments throughout the study period * Provision of written informed consent prior to participation Exclusion Criteria: * Currently following a special or therapeutic diet prescribed by a physician or dietitian * Previous receipt of dietary counseling * Presence of comorbid conditions known to affect metabolic function, as identified through a standardized screening questionnaire * Use of weight-loss medications or metabolically active dietary supplements, as determined by the screening form * Pregnancy or lactation, as assessed by medical history and physical examination
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nutrition Department, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia
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