AI assistant aims to simplify carb counting for diabetes patients
NCT ID NCT07150052
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study is testing an artificial intelligence tool called Tia Bete that helps people with type 1 diabetes count carbohydrates and adjust their insulin doses in real time. Researchers will enroll 50 participants (children and adults) and track their blood sugar control, quality of life, and safety over six months. The goal is to see if the AI tool makes diabetes management easier and more effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-based digital tool (Tia Bete) for carbohydrate counting and insulin dose adjustment
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a practical, AI-powered way to help people with type 1 diabetes better manage their blood sugar and reduce daily hassle.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The tool's effectiveness and safety are still unproven.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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6 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: * Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus * children between 6 and 18 years old and their caregivers; and adults \> 18 years old. Glycated Hb between 7.2-10.5% in the last 6 months. Being on a basal-bolus regimen Participating in and understanding the guidelines on how to use the program to be tested in this study Agreeing to the free and informed consent form. Performing periodic monitoring at the DM outpatient clinic at HC-FMUSP Exclusion Criteria: * Not understanding the instructions. * Being illiterate * Not attending the visits proposed by the study * Not using the tool via WhatsApp. * Not accepting consent. * Interacting with the tool less than 3 days a week during the study period.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Sao Paulo
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, São Paulo, 04026-001, Brazil
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