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Texts and cash incentives get teens moving in prediabetes study

NCT ID NCT04874415

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether daily text messages and small financial rewards could motivate overweight teens and young adults with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes to be more physically active. 75 participants wore a Fitbit and received different combinations of texts and incentives over several weeks. The goal was to see if these simple tools could increase daily exercise and step counts.

What this could mean

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Active substance
behavioral intervention (text messaging and financial incentives)
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could offer a simple, scalable way to help young people with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes become more active.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study testing short-term changes in activity, not long-term health outcomes. Results may not apply to everyone, and the effect may fade over time.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

75 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2021

Finished

Oct 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

13 to 22 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * 1\) Males or females age 13 to 22 years. * 2\) Overweight or obese (BMI ≥85th percentile for age/sex, or ≥25 kg/m2 for participants ≥18 years) * 3\) Diagnosis with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes * 4\) Consent (subjects 18 and older), Parental/guardian permission (subjects 13-17), assent (subjects 13-17) * 5\) Willingness to wear Fitbit during waking hours daily for duration of run-in and intervention. * 6\) Possession of a smartphone. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\) Potential subject unable to speak or read in English * 2\) Severe cognitive impairment * 3\) Permanent or temporary physical disability that impairs ambulation or precludes engagement in MVPA * 4\) Current pregnancy * 5\) Previously-diagnosed or current restrictive or purging eating disorder * 6\) Moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) \>30 minutes per day or Fitbit wear \< 4 days during second week of 2-week run-in period

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Conditions

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Insulin Resistance polycystic ovary syndrome prediabetes syndrome type 2 diabetes mellitus

As listed by the trial registrant

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Insulin resistance Polycystic ovary syndrome Prediabetes Type 2 diabetes

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States

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