AI coach joins fight against diabetes in new online lifestyle trial
NCT ID NCT07661381
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a personalized online lifestyle program, with or without a virtual AI coach, can help people with type 2 diabetes improve their blood sugar control. 160 adults will use continuous glucose monitors and attend online group sessions over 12 months, with follow-ups up to 24 months. The main goal is to see if HbA1c levels drop, along with other health measures like weight and blood pressure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Lifestyle program with virtual AI lifestyle coach and continuous glucose monitoring
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer an effective, remote way to help people with type 2 diabetes better manage their blood sugar and overall health without needing extra medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a feasibility study, not a large late-stage trial. The AI coach is new, and results may not apply to everyone. Lifestyle changes can be hard to maintain long-term.
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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 160 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 2028
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 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: * Age: ≥18 years * HbA1c: ≥53 mmol/mol (7 - 12%) * Signed informed consent form and willing to comply with the study procedures * Persons who are naïve for participation in a lifestyle program for the past two years * Being digitally competent * Mastering the Dutch language * Accepting the confidential use and storage of anonymised data for analysis and publication (at least 15 years) Exclusion Criteria: * Medication use: any other glucose-lowering medication than metformin * Comorbidities or medical conditions requiring a special diet that conflicts with the study * Unstable body weight in the three months prior to inclusion in the study (±5% change based on body weight) * Circumstances that lead to unreliable HbA1c values, such as blood donation * Pregnant or lactating women
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Twente
Enschede, Overijssel, 7500 AE, Netherlands
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