Can a smart sensor and AI videos stop prediabetes in its tracks?
NCT ID NCT06883812
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether wearing a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and watching AI-generated health education videos could help 30 adults with prediabetes control their blood sugar. Participants wore a CGM that tracked glucose levels without showing them the readings during the first phase. The goal was to see if this combination could prevent progression to type 2 diabetes.
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 (CGM) device and AI-generated health education videos
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help people with prediabetes better manage their blood sugar and reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is educational and supportive, not a treatment that directly lowers blood sugar.
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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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Nov 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Prediabetes by finger prick blood A1C% * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) prediabetes risk test score of 5 or higher * Willingness to wear CGM sensor * Community health worker Exclusion Criteria: * Currently pregnant * Less than 18 years of age, which is adult in California * Diagnosed with any disorder that interferes with glucose * Influential medical disorder/event affecting ability to participate in study * Incompatible smartphone device not pairing with Dexcom G6 app
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Southern California Center for Latino Health SCCLH
Los Angeles, California, 90031, United States
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