AI, fasting, and weights: a new combo to tame diabetes?
NCT ID NCT07336459
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether combining an AI smartphone app, intermittent fasting (16 hours of fasting daily), and resistance training can improve blood sugar control and physical fitness in people with type 2 diabetes. Sixty adults with diabetes will either follow this program or receive standard care. The goal is to see if this high-tech, lifestyle approach helps manage the disease better than usual advice alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-guided app, intermittent fasting (16:8), and resistance training
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a practical, tech-supported lifestyle program to help people with type 2 diabetes better manage their blood sugar and physical function.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and sticking to the fasting and exercise routine can be challenging.
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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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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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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40 to 70 years
- 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: * Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes (≥1 year) * HbA1c between 6.5% and 9.0% * Sedentary or low physical activity levels * BMI: 25-35 kg/m² * Able to perform mild-to-moderate exercise Exclusion Criteria: * any other disability * not willing
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Superior University CRC
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan
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