Biking for science: could AI predict blood sugar spikes during exercise?
NCT ID NCT07286019
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study asks 29 adults with type 1 diabetes to complete a 75 km gravel bike ride while wearing a continuous glucose monitor and providing saliva and urine samples. Researchers want to collect detailed data to help build artificial intelligence models that can predict how exercise affects blood sugar. The study does not test any drug or treatment—it focuses on gathering information for future research.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better AI tools that help people with type 1 diabetes manage their glucose during exercise.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage data collection study with only 29 participants. It does not test any treatment, so direct benefits are not expected.
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Study facts
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- 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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29 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 to 60 years
- 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: * Type 1 diabetes for \> 5 years. * Age between 18-60 years. * HbA1c ≤ 8.5%. * Body mass index between 18 and 30 kg/m². * Physically active (≥ 4 hours/week of exercise). * Laboratory data and EKG without alterations of the last 12 months. * Valid Type 2 sports medical examination, which includes a monitored stress test with continuous ECG and blood pressure monitoring, as well as an official medical certificate confirming fitness to participate in this study. * Experience using CGM sensors and be used to self-monitor blood glucose and carbohydrate counting. Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to ride gravel bikes. * Unable to use clipless pedals. * Pregnancy and breastfeeding. * Hypoglycemia unawareness (Clarke Test \> 3). * Severe hypoglycemia in the previous 6 monhts. * Progressive fatal disease. * History of drug or alcohol abuse. * Impaired liver function. * Clinically relevant microvascular complications (macroalbuminuria, pre-proliferative and proliferative retinopathy), cardiovascular, hepatic, neurological, endocrine or other systemic disease, apart from T1D. * Mental conditions that prevent the subject from understanding the nature, purpose and possible consequences of the study. * Using an experimental drug or device during the prior 30 days. Inclusion (healthy control group): adults 18-60 years without diabetes and physically active (≥ 4 hours/week of exercise) who can provide pre/post saliva and uringe samples for omics analyses.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Modeling & Intelligent Control Engineering Laboraotry (Universitat de Girona)
Girona, Girona, 17003, Spain
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