AI coach for parents of diabetic kids: will it make carb counting easier?
NCT ID NCT07671053
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether an AI-powered educational platform can help parents of children with type 1 diabetes count carbohydrates more accurately and manage diabetes better. About 80 parents will either use the AI platform plus usual care or usual care alone for 12 weeks. The goal is to see if the tool is easy to use and improves confidence and blood sugar outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-powered carbohydrate counting educational platform
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give parents a practical tool to better manage their child's diabetes and improve blood sugar control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study (80 participants) testing an educational tool, not a treatment. The platform may not improve outcomes or be easy to use for all parents.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Primary responsibility for carbohydrate counting and insulin dosing decisions for the child * English-speaking * Access to a smartphone (iOS or Android) with internet connectivity * Willing and able to provide informed consent and complete study procedures * Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes for at least 1 month * Receiving intensive insulin therapy (multiple daily injections or insulin pump) * Using carbohydrate counting for insulin dosing Exclusion Criteria: * Child has significant developmental delay or a medical condition that substantially alters nutritional requirements or carbohydrate metabolism (e.g., celiac disease, cystic fibrosis) * Parent or caregiver has significant cognitive impairment that would preclude participation * Family plans to relocate from the study area during the study period * Participation in another diabetes intervention study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Al Jalila Children's Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Al Qasimi Hospital
Sharjah city, United Arab Emirates
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Sultan Qaboos University Hospital
Muscat, 123, Oman
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