Glucose monitor may help teens avoid diabetes
NCT ID NCT05387551
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether wearing a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) alongside lifestyle changes can improve insulin sensitivity in teens aged 10-17 with prediabetes. Fifteen overweight or obese participants will use the Dexcom G7 device to see real-time glucose data, aiming to boost adherence to diet and exercise. The goal is to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and other obesity-related complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- continuous glucose monitor (Dexcom G7)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that real-time glucose feedback helps teens stick to healthier habits and lower their risk of type 2 diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early study (15 participants) with no control group, so results may not be conclusive or generalizable.
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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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12 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- 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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10 to 18 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. Children 10 to \<18 years old (i.e., before their 18th birthday) 2. Impaired glucose tolerance based on standardized oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) or fasting glucose per American Diabetes Association criteria, 3. Overweight or obese (BMI ≥85th percentile for age/sex) 4. Patients are pubertal, defined as females with breast Tanner stage II or above, or males with testicular volume ≥4 mL Exclusion Criteria: 1. Existing diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes 2. Prepubertal 3. Taking medications that affect insulin sensitivity (e.g.,chronic corticosteroids whether systemic or inhaled). Metformin allowed if stable dose. 4. Patients and/or families not willing to wear the CGM for the duration of the study period or lack of compliance after recruitment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nemours Children's Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States
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