Smartphone app aims to tame diabetes with personalized lifestyle tips
NCT ID NCT07160998
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study tested an AI-based system called X-Life that gives personalized lifestyle advice to adults with type 2 diabetes. The system uses glucose levels and wearable data to guide diet and activity. 124 participants were split into two groups: one using X-Life and the other receiving standard care. The main goal was to see if the AI system helped people spend more time in a healthy glucose range.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Digital Lifestyle Therapeutic (AI-based lifestyle guidance system X-Life)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a more personalized, tech-driven way to manage type 2 diabetes, potentially improving glucose control without extra medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed early-stage study with only 124 participants. The AI system may not work for everyone, and results may not apply to people on insulin or with complications.
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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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124 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Finished
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Dec 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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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: * Age 18-70 years * Diagnosed type 2 diabetes * Stable medication regimen ≥ 3 months * HbA1c 7-10% * Smartphone access and ability to operate app * Willing to wear CGM and activity tracker * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Insulin therapy * Severe chronic/acute diabetic complications * Early-onset diabetes (\<40 years at diagnosis) * Severe cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled hypertension, active liver disease, malignancy * Severe psychiatric or cognitive disorders * Allergy to CGM materials * Planned surgery or long-term travel during study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital
Shanghai, China
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