Tiny sensor could help millions avoid diabetes
NCT ID NCT07371546
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether wearing a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) helps adults with prediabetes improve their diet and physical activity compared to standard health coaching. 76 participants from a Singapore polyclinic will be randomly assigned to receive either a CGM plus coaching or coaching alone. The study also interviews patients and healthcare providers to understand the real-world benefits and challenges of using CGM for prediabetes.
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 (Abbott Freestyle Libre)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that CGM helps people with prediabetes make healthier choices and lower their risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (76 participants) focused on feasibility and behavior, not on preventing diabetes. Results may not apply to larger populations.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
About 76 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
-
Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
21 to 69 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Patient Participants Inclusion Criteria: 1. Singaporean Citizen or Permanent Resident 2. Age 21 - 69 years old 3. Clinical diagnosis of prediabetes defined as a fasting glucose of 6.1-6.9 mmol/L and/or 2-hour glucose level of 7.8-11.0 mmol/L after an oral glucose tolerance test (Appropriate Care Guide, 2021) a. Can be conservatively managed, or medically managed with metformin 4. Owns a mobile phone that can download the Singapore FreeStyle LibreLink App 5. Expressed willingness to use participate in the study, use the devices according to the study protocol during the study period, and to sign informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant or planned pregnancy within the next six months 2. Physical limitation that prevents the patient from engaging in physical exercise 3. Cognitively impaired based on diagnosis of dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in the electronic health records (EHR) 4. Not adequately proficient in English 5. Currently enrolled in another study or program that involves weight loss or dietary modifications, or novel therapeutic drug or device 6. Planned surgery in the next six months 7. Not able to use smartphone or the Singapore FreeStyle LibreLink App despite coaching 8. Any end-stage disease with life prognosis of \< 2 years 9. Patients who are not willing or are not able to commit to the entire study program Healthcare Providers (HCP) Participants HCPs from Pasir Ris Polyclinic who self-reported to have treated adults with prediabetes will be enrolled for the interviews.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Pre diabetes are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Pasir Ris Polyclinic
RECRUITINGSingapore, 519466, Singapore
-
Pasir Ris Polyclinic
RECRUITINGSingapore, Singapore
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can an AI chatbot coach people away from type 2 diabetes?
- A fingernail scan could reveal hidden diabetes risk
- Can diverse tissue samples unlock Obesity's secrets?
- Can mango timing tame blood sugar spikes?
- Grape seed extract put to the test for blood pressure and heart health
- Strawberries as medicine? trial tests whether the fruit can calm inflammation and boost insulin response