AI-Powered food app and smart glucose monitor could transform diabetes management
NCT ID NCT07533604
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether an AI app called SnapD, which recognizes Thai food and estimates nutrition, can help people with type 2 diabetes and overweight improve their blood sugar control. Some participants will also use a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) that tracks sugar levels in real time. Over 8 weeks, 45 adults will be randomly assigned to use the app with or without the CGM, or receive standard diabetes education alone. The goal is to see if these digital tools lead to better HbA1c levels and healthier habits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SnapD (AI-powered food analysis app) and Linx CGM (continuous glucose monitor)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical, culturally tailored digital tool to help people with type 2 diabetes better manage their blood sugar and weight.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 45 participants over 8 weeks, so results may not apply broadly. The app is new and untested, and participants must keep their diabetes medications unchanged, which limits real-world flexibility.
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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 45 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- 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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18 to 65 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: 1. Aged 18 to 65 years, male or female at birth 2. Diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with overweight or obesity (BMI\>23 kg/m²) 3. Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) 6.5-9% measured within 3 months prior to the screening date 4. Willing to maintain their current antidiabetic medication regimen without dose adjustment for the entire 8-week study duration 5. Must possess an internet-enabled devices e.g. smartphone, tablet compatible with the SnapD application 6. Able and willing to adhere intervention, including using snapD and CGM Exclusion Criteria: 1. Currently pregnant, plan pregnancy or breastfeeding during the 8-week study period 2. Current participation in another interventional clinical trial 3. Current use of insulin or incretin-based therapies (e.g., GLP-1 Receptor Agonists, GIP/GLP-1 Receptor Agonists) 4. Presence of severe hearing or visual impairment that, in the investigator's judgment, would preclude the participant from safely and effectively using the SnapD application or the CGM device 5. known contraindication to CGM usage e.g., a history of severe hypersensitivity to the device's materials or adhesive, planing to go on CT-contrasted imaging etc.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital,
RECRUITINGBangkok, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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