AI takes the guesswork out of insulin dosing for hospital patients
NCT ID NCT06319300
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an artificial intelligence system can safely and effectively adjust insulin doses for people with type 2 diabetes while they are in the hospital. About 144 participants will be randomly assigned to have their insulin doses set either by the AI system or by their doctors. The goal is to see if the AI helps keep blood sugar in a healthy range more consistently.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Artificial intelligence-assisted insulin dose adjustment system
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI system could help doctors manage blood sugar more effectively in hospitalized patients, reducing complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage study. The AI may not outperform standard care in all patients, and technical issues could arise.
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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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144 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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: * Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus \> 3 months * Age≥18 years old * Receiving glucose-lowering management for at least 90 days * Blood glucose:7.8-22.2 mmol/L * Length of proposed hospitalisation ≥5 days. Exclusion Criteria: * Type 1 diabetes mellitus, other special types of diabetes mellitus * BG\>22.2 mmol/L, or acute complications of diabetes, such as diabetic ketoacidosis, diabetic hyperosmolar state * History of severe or repeated hypoglycaemia * BMI≥45 kg/m2 * Pregnant and lactating women * Clinically relevant liver disease (established cirrhosis and portal hypertension) * Presence of severe renal disease (serum creatinine ≥3.0 mg/dL or estimated glomerular filtration rate \<30 ml/min/1.73 m2) * Severe cardiac insufficiency * Patients undergoing corticosteroid therapy (equivalent to a prednisone dose \>5 mg/day) * Psychiatric abnormalities or impaired cognitive function * Patients with severe oedema, infection, or peripheral blood circulation disorder * Patients with severe illness or patients to be transferred to ICU for treatment * Surgery of the heart or abdomen that may have a significant impact on the test is planned during hospitalisation * Expected to be NPO for an extended period * Any medical or psychological conditions, or medications that, in the doctor's judgment, could interfere with the results * Subjects who cannot comply with the protocol.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China
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